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California trip with parents was probably the best memory from my childhood.

Now we're all grown up and exploring California with our little one.

We hope that you have a chance to enjoy Golden State as well.

Composed here are the best places to check out in California with kids.

Enjoy Little California Book!

California Perspective ~ from Mom and Dad

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☑ Note: (Bring a sled even during the summer the tops of the peaks are covered with snow at Mt Shasta & Lassen Peak)

☐ Bunny Flat Trailhead to Horse Camp (Hike) ☐ Lake Siskiyou (Boat/ Hike) - Epic Mt. Shasta Views ☐ Mt. Shasta Ski Park (Winter) ☐ Dogsled Express (Winter)

☐ The Sugar Pine Candy Company ☐ Hoo Hoo playground with a view ☐ McCloud upper falls ☐ McCloud lower falls ☐ McArthur-Burney Falls ☐ Subway Cave & Lava Tubes

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☐ Turtle Bay Exploration Park ☐ Sundial Bridge ☐ Oasis Fun Center ☐ Lake Shasta Caverns ☐ Rare Air Trampoline Park ☐ WaterWorks Park ☐ Heart Attack Racing ☐ Fantasy Fountain ☐ Shasta State Historic Park ☐ Rivercrest Park

Bring a sled even during the summer the tops of the peaks are covered with snow

☐ Subway Cave Lava Tube - Must See ☐ Hiking Bumpass Hell (Summer Only) ☐ Lassen Peak Trailhead (Winter sledding) ☐ Sulphur Works (even little ones can enjoy) ☐ Loomis Museum (older kids) PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS MENDOCINO C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M

☐ Fort Ross - Russian California ☐ Kayak Russian River at Jenner ☐ Liquid Fusion Kayaking at Noyo River ☐ Catch a Canoe at the Big River ☐ North Coast Surf School ☐ Ricochet Ridge Ranch - Horseback riding on the beach ☐ Giraffes at B. Bryan Preserve ☐ Frankie's Ice Cream & Pizza ☐ Point Arena ☐ Sea Ranch! - Lots of hiking trails, recreation centers pools + lodging ☐ Timber Cove Resort - food, game rooms & outdoor spaces ☐ Duncan's Landing Overlook ☐ Gualala Bluff Trail ☐ Glass Beach tide pools ☐ HWY 128 - wine country 4 parents PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS SACRAMENTO C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M

☐ California State Railroad Museum ☐ Old Town Sacramento ☐ Fairytale Town ☐ LaserTag of Carmichael (older kids) ☐ MojoDojo (older kids) ☐ Wacky Tacky (younger kdis) ☐ K1 Speed ☐ Aerospace Museum Of California ☐ Funderland ☐ Sacramento Children's Museum ☐ Scandia Family Fun Center ☐ Sacramento ☐ American River Bike Path ☐ California State Capitol (older kids) ☐ Crocker Art Museum ☐ California State Fair (Mid July) ☐ Folsom Pro Rodeo (Around 4th of July) ☐ Venture out to Lake Tahoe PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS S.F. NORTH BAY C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M

☑ Note: Inland North Bay is usually intensely hot; Bay / Ocean - intensely cold + windy

☐ Bay Area Discovery Museum (free day) ☐ PlayLand Sausalito ☐ Marin County Fair (around July 4th) ☐ Kirby cove swing (not easily accessible) ☐ Battery Spencer (View of Golden Gate) ☐ Muir Woods (very limited parking) ☐ Stinson Beach (rent a cabin) ☐ Cowgirl Creamery / food (point reyes) ☐ Cypress Tree Tunnel (Point Reyes) ☐ Hiking & lighthouse at Point Reyes ☐ oyster (Only 4 parents) ☐ Blue Waters Kayaking (older kids) ☑ Inland ☐ Playland Paintball, Petaluma ☐ Sonoma TrainTown Railroad ☐ Charles Schulz Museum - Meet Snoopy ☐ Jack London State Park, Glen Ellen

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☑ HWY 41 ☐ Sugar Pine Railroad ☐ Mariposa Grove ☐ Pioneer Yosemite History Center ☐ Sentinel Dome (closed 4 winter) ☐ Glacier Point (closed 4 winter) ☐ Yosemite, Tunnel View ☑ HWY 120 ☐ Merced & Tuolumne Groves ☑ Yosemite Valley (Bike or shuttle) ☐ Bridalveil Fall Viewing Point ☐ Vernal Falls & Nevada Falls ☐ Half Dome (Need Permit) ☐ Lower Yosemite Fall Vista Point ☐ The Loft at Degnan's (Food) ☐ Yosemite Valley Visitor Center ☐ Rafting on the Merced River

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☐ Iron Horse Trail ☐ Heather Farm Park ☐ Mt Diablo Observation lighthouse ☐ Pirate Fest Vallejo (Father's Day) ☐ Lindsay Wildlife Experience ☐ Larkey Park ☐ Pixieland Amusement Park ☐ My Gym (Infants) ☐ Sky High Sports Concord ☐ Castle Rock Recreation Area ☐ Lafayette Reservoir Recreation (Boats) ☐ Fruit Picking in Brentwood ☐ Renaissance Club Sport Walnut Creek ☐ Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ☐ Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord ☐ Alameda County Fair (*June 15-July 4th)

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☐ Redwood Valley Railway, Tilden ☐ Tilden Little Farm ☐ Tilden Carousel ☐ Lawrence Hall of Science ☐ U of California Botanical Garden ☐ Kids Gym Berkeley ☐ Golden Gate Fields horse Track ☐ Berkeley Kite Festival (End of July)

☐ Oakland Zoo ☐ Lake Merritt & Children's Fairyland ☐ Oakland Museum of California ☐ Chabot Space & Science Center ☐ Redwood Regional Park ☐ Joaquin Miller Park ☐ Jack London Square (Kayak) ☐ USS Hornet Museum (flight simulator)

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☐ San Francisco Zoo ☐ The Coop (little kids) ☐ Exploratorium (toddlers & up) ☐ Bay Area Discovery Museum ☐ Fleet week San Francisco (Early October) ☐ Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center (Pics) ☐ Baker Beach (weather dependent) ☐ Lands End Lookout (weather dependent) ☐ Golden Gate Park ☐ Huntington Falls ☐ Japanese garden ☐ Pond - watch fauna ☐ California Academy of Science$ ☐ de Young Museum ☐ Spark Social SF - food & games 4 family ☐ Ride cable cars (weather dependent) ☐ House of Air ☐ Alcatraz (too cold / windy - avoid) ☐ Pier 39 (very crowded & dirty - avoid) ☐ Pacific Pier (crabbing season / fishing)

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☑Saw-tooth Peak off of 198 / Mineral King Road ☑ HWY 198 from South ☐ Crystal Cave ☐ Moro Rock (The best viewing point) ☐ 's Tunnel Log ☐ Crescent Meadow ☐ Beetle Rock trail ☐ General Sherman, Sequoia Tunnel ☐ The Congress Trail ☐ Tokopah Falls ☐ Little Baldy Dome Trail ☑ HWY 180 from West ☐ The Big Stump ☐ Grant Grove (Including General Grant) ☐ Kings Canyon Panoramic Point ☐ Hume Lake ☐ Grizzly Falls ☐ Cedar Grove Overlook (Amazing view) ☐ Zumwalt Meadows Trailhead ☐ Mist falls Trail (very picturesque views!) ☐ Roads End - Rock diving ☑ Note: Be on a look our for Rattle Snakes ! ☑ Note: We highly recommend this for older kids PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS SANTA CRUZ C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M

☐ Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (2 days) ☐ Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park ☐ Roaring Camp Train to Boardwalk ☐ Seymour Marine Discovery Center ☐ Santa Cruz Monarch Butterfly Grove ☐ Natural Bridges State Beach Tidepools ☐ Shark Fin Cove ☐ The Mystery Spot ☐ Santa Cruz Wharf (watch sea lions) ☐ Venture Quest Kayaking ☐ Cowell Beach surf lessons (older kids) ☐ Santa Cruz Surfing Museum + lighthouse ☐ Big Basin Redwoods State Park

☑ Note: While driving on HWY 1 - Pacific Coast Highway, be on the lookout for fresh fruit and vegetables stands

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☐ Monterey Bay Aquarium ☐ Walk The Cannery Row ☐ Old Fisherman's Wharf (food) ☐ Whale watching excursion (wharf) ☐ Sea Lions at Coast Guard Pier ☐ Cycle with Adventures by the sea ☐ Kayak with Adventures by the sea ☐ Lover's point Park / Beach ☐ Rent E-mobile at Sea Car Tours ☐ Pedego E-Bikes for 17 Mile Drive ☐ Check out the tide pools ☐ Dennis the Menace Playground ☐ Pacific Grove Nat. History Museum ☐ Custom House Museum ☐ ☐ Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary

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☐ Carmel-by-the-Sea (food & lodging) ☐ Carmel Beach & ☐ Hike "scenic road" in Carmel by the Sea

☐ Hike Point Lobos (northern part 1 day) ☐ Hike Point Lobos (southern part 1 day) ☐ Point Lobos Tide Pools ☐ Calla Lily Valley Garrapata Beach ☐ Rocky Creek & Bixby bridge ☐ (not 4 little kids)

☐ ☐ (food) ☐ Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park ☐ Mcway Falls ☐ , Redwoods & Beach

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☐ The Getty Villa ☐ Malibu Pier & Surfrider Beach ☐ Your Private Beach at Pirate Cove ☑ Family Beaches ☐ Topanga Beach ☐ Public Beach Access Point Hidden beaches on Malibu Road ☐ Beach ☐ Paradise Cove Beach (Early access) ☐ ☐ El Matador State Beach ☐ ☐ Leo Carrillo Beach for Tide Pools ☑ Hiking ☐ Escondido Falls ☐ Solstice Canyon ☐ Alumni Park ☐ Malibu Bluffs Park ☐ Channel island N.P. tours from Oxnard PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS SANTA MONICA C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M

☐ ☐ Santa Monica Pier Aquarium ☐ ☐ Palisades Park ☐ ☐ Ice skating rink (winter) ☐ Getty Villa ☐ Dockweiler Beach Bonfire ☐ Hiking at Temescal Canyon Park ☐ Paddle Board Marina Del Rey ☐ Kayak Venice channels ☐ Skater park at Venice beach ☐ Bike the beach path ☐ Beach roller hockey pickup games ☐ Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook ☐ Sony pictures studio tour ☐ Westfield Century City

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☐ Theme parks ☐ Universal studios (Best place on Earth!) ☐ Six flags (Santa Clarita) ☐ Disney Land (Anaheim) ☐ Getty Museum (older kids) ☐ Los Angeles Zoo ☐ Griffith Park Merry Go Round ☐ LA Live Steamers Railroad Museum ☐ The Grove shops (Check Event Calendar) ☐ The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum ☐ California Science Center ☐ Natural History Museum of LA County ☐ LACMA & MOCA (older kids) ☐ Olvera Street (Check Event Calendar) ☐ Peter$en Automotive museum ☐ Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach) ☐ Queen Marry (long beach) ☐ Sleepy Hollow X-mas Lights (Torrance) ☐ Southern Cal. Live Steamers (Torrance) ☐ Do Not Go To Hollywood walk of fame

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☐ Kidspace Children's Museum ☐ Brookside Park ☐ Pasadena Ice Skating Center ☐ City Hall Park ☐ The Dinosaur Farm ☐ Magical Playground ☐ Playlab (Infants to Toddlers) ☑ Hiking ☐ Eaton Canyon ☐ Echo Mountain ☐ Mt. Wilson Observatory ☐ Jump ‘n Jammin - West Covina ☐ Westfield Family Play Space ☐ Raging Waters San Dimas ☐ Roses Parade (January 1st)

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☐ Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ☐ Wet 'n' Wild Palm Springs ☐ Palm Desert Aquatic Center ☐ The Living Desert Zoo ☐ Cabazon Dinosaurs ☐ Desert Hills Premium Outlet ☐ Cabazon Outlet + Cabazon Dinosaurs ☐ Children's Discovery Museum ☐ Cabot's Pueblo Museum ☐ Hiking ☐ San Jacinto Peak (older kids) ☐ Indian Canyons ☐ Desert Ice Castle ☐ Desert Adventures Eco Tours ☐ Joshua Tree National Park ☐ Raging Waters San Dimas PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS ORANGE COUNTY C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M

☐ Theme Parks ☐ Disney Land (Anaheim) ☐ Knot's Berry Farms (Buena Park) ☐ Medieval Times (Buena Park) ☐ Lego Land (Carlsbad) ☐ Camelot ☐ Adventure City for Little Kids (Anaheim) ☐ Raging Waters ( San Dimas) ☐ Flightdeck Flight Simulation (Min age 11) ☐ Discovery Cube O.C. (Santa Ana) ☐ We Play Loud Kids Indoor Playground ☐ Ocean Institute Tall Ships (See Calendar) ☐ Baby beach (Dana point) ☐ Kayak Huntington Harbor (older kids) ☐ Palos Verdes Bluffs & Terranea Sea Cave ☐ Aliso Beach Playground on the Ocean ☐ Bonfire at Huntington Beach Coal Fire Pits ☐ Whale watching at New pprt Beach ☐ Catalina Island Tour from Dana Point

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Save with "Go San Diego Card" ☐ Legoland ☐ San Diego Zoo and Safari Park ☐ Belmont - Oceanfront Amusement Park ☐ San Diego Sea World ☐ San Diego ☐ Sky Zone Trampoline Park ☐ Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch ☐ Balboa Park (Tons of museums) ☐ Torrey Pines Glider Port ☐ Birch Aquarium at Scripps ☐ The New Children's Museum ☐ Gas Lamp district (food) ☐ Coronado Island Beach ☐ La Jolla Children's pool & LaJolla Cove ☐ La Jolla Caves Kayaking (older kids) ☐ Sun and Sea Fest (Mid July) Imperial Beach ☐ Living Coast Discovery Center ☐ Glorietta Bay oceanfront playground ☐ USS Midway Museum

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