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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.Learn-To-Row CampsParent rating: ![]() Location: Harding Road off Skyline Blvd., San Francisco, CA Learn-to-row summer camps offer instruction for incoming 8th graders and older, both boys and girls. No experience is necessary. Camp sessions run two weeks. |
Summer Sailstice - Treasure IslandParent rating: ![]() Location: Palm Ave and First Street, Treasure Island Clipper Cove, San Francisco, CA The annual Summer Sailstice event offers a free weekend of sailing, cruising, racing, and onshore entertainment. |
Treasure Island Sailing CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 698 1st Street, #112, San Francisco, CA The Treasure Island Sailing Center offers classes in sailing for beginners to advanced students. Full day adventure camp offers students a chance to try out kayaking and windsurfing, too. The ...
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FiloliParent rating: ![]() Location: 86 Canada Road, Redwood City, CA This beautiful 16-acre estate in Woodside may impress you more than it does your children. But the gardens are so lovely your children just may fall under their spell. And if they don't, mention that ...
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Golden Gate ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: Great Highway, Fulton Street, Lincoln Way, Stanyan Street, San Francisco, CA |
The CarouselParent rating: ![]() Location: 320 Bowling Greeen Drive, The Koret Children's Quarter, San Francisco, CA The Carousel at Golden Gate Park is loca...
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Koret Children's QuarterParent rating: ![]() Location: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Koret Children's Quarter in Golden Ga...
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Tilden Regional ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: East Bay Regional Park District, P.O. Box 5381, Oakland, CA The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best Playground/Park for Little Kids and Playground/Park...
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Yerba Buena GardensParent rating: ![]() Location: 760 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA In an area that was once barren of anything green this 8 1/2 acre combination arts and parks center has become one of the truly great places in town to take the kids. For starters, there's the ...
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Lake MercedParent rating: ![]() Location: Harding Road off Skyline Blvd., San Francisco, CA Lake Merced is encircled by a paved 4 1/2-mile path popular with bikers, inline skaters, joggers, and walkers. The path can get crowded. But an even bigger problem for parents of wobbly-legged ...
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Robert Crown Memorial State BeachParent rating: ![]() Location: Eighth Street and Otis Drive, Alameda, CA A former amusement park site, called "the Coney Island of the West," Crown Beach Park is now a beautiful water spot, bordered by lawns and picnic grounds. Some of the area's colorful past is pr...
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Oceanic Society Whale WatchParent rating: ![]() Location: San Francisco Municipal Yacht Harbor, Scott & Marina Blvd., San Francisco, CA Located in Fort Mason, the Oceanic Society regularly deploys its expert natu...
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California Whale AdventuresParent rating: ![]() Location: Jones Street at Jefferson Street, San Francisco, CA California Whale Adventures runs whale watching trips out of San Francisco's Fishermans Wharf. On the trips, participants might see humpback whales, blue whales, killer whales, dolphins, sea...
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USS PampanitoParent rating: ![]() Location: Pier 45, San Francisco, CA One of the coolest ways to spend an afternoon in San Francisco is by going underwater on the USS Pampanito, a World War II fleet submarine built in 1943. She sank six Japanese ships and damaged...
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