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Family- and kid-friendly outdoor opportunities put roses in the cheeks and promote a good night's sleep for everyone. Check out our listings for amusement parks, playgrounds, gardens, boat and train rides, farms and farmer's markets, nature centers, zoos, ski slopes, and more.Studio City Farmers' MarketParent rating: ![]() Location: Ventura Place, Studio City, CA Farmers markets have proliferated around Los Angeles faster than you can say, "What the heck is kale?" But it's a trend that appears to be here to stay. In Studio City, families have one of the finest...
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Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 14201 Huston St, Sherman Oaks, CA One of the city's largest parks, the Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks Recreation Center offers a world of options. Whether you're interested in sending your three-year-old child to gymnastics class or sim...
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Santa Monica AirportParent rating: ![]() Location: 3223 Donald Douglas Loop South, Santa Monica, CA The airport can be an exciting place for young children. Santa Monica Airport boasts two public observation decks, and both areas are excellent spots to watch airplanes, take photograph... |
Stough Canyon Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 2300 Walnut Avenue, Burbank, CA Burbank's Stough Canyon Nature Center hosts hiking (moderately difficult), crafts, and more. Birthday party packages include a hike, a craft, and a scavenger hunt for up to ten ... |
Portuguese Bend Riding ClubParent rating: ![]() Location: 40 Narcissa Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA PBRC offers beginning, intermediate and advanced lessons in English-style riding and Hunter/Jumpers. Children ages six and up - and adults - are welcome. The facility offers a beautiful and re...
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Woodbridge ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 11240 Moorpark Street, North Hollywood, CA Woodbridge Park is a pocket park that features play areas for both bigger kids and toddlers, as well as a picnic area with picnic tables. The park is unstaffed, but open from dawn until dusk. |
Chatsworth ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 22360 Devonshire Street (South Park entrance), 22300 Chatsworth Street (North Park entrance), Chatsworth, CA Some kids call it the "Rock Park," and for good reason. Chatsworth Park is set among mountains of huge boulders to climb on, around, and between - boulders as big as furniture, as big as cars, ...
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Naya's GardenParent rating: ![]() Location: 2836 W Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA Naya's Garden indoor and outdoor playground provides a safe environment where children can play and socialize. Play areas include a climbing wall, giant maze with ball pit, bouncy area, treehou...
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Lake Casitas Water AdventureParent rating: ![]() Location: 1311 Santa Ana Road, Ventura, CA The Lake Casitas Water Adventure is a water park and recreation area offering several distinct water playgrounds for families, as well as a fully-loaded campground adjacent. For ... |
Fillmore & Western Railway Co.Parent rating: ![]() Location: 351 Santa Clara Street, Fillmore, CA Train lovers of all ages trek loyally out to the Fillmore & Western Railway Co. in Heritage Valley. The vintage railway depot is home to some familiar trains from movies and is the starting poi...
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Pasadena Ice Skating CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 310 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA If the kids are dreaming of being the next Michelle Kwan or Scott Hamilton, there is no need for Pasadena-dwellers to look farther than their own Pasadena Ice Skating Center. The rin... |
Joslyn ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 633 Kensington Road, Santa Monica, CA Joslyn Park is a 2.5 acre park with a basketball court, picnic tables, benches, and a gated playground. The park also has a bright, sunny recreation room which is available for party rental an...
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Virginia Avenue ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 2200 Virginia Avenue, Santa Monica, CA Just under ten acres, the newly renovated Virginia Park has two different playgrounds, for younger and older kids, and a delightful water play patio in summer. Four build... |
Peekaboo PlaylandParent rating: ![]() Location: 2030 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA Housed in its new location in an Art Deco building in the heart of Eagle Rock, Peekaboo Playland's 3,300 square feet of indoor and outdoor play areas is a great place for parents and kids to so...
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