w ith KIDS LITTLE CALIFORNIA BOOK 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 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 PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS MT. SHASTA 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: (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 PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS REDDING & LASSEN N.P. C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M ☐ 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 Lighthouse ☐ 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 Amusement Park ☐ Sacramento Children's Museum ☐ Scandia Family Fun Center ☐ Raging Waters 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 ☐ Tomales bay 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 PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS YOSEMITE C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M ☑ 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 PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS S.F. EAST 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 ☐ 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) PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS BERKELEY & OAKLAND C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M ☐ 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) PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS SAN FRANCISCO C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M ☐ 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) PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M ☑Saw-tooth Peak off of 198 / Mineral King Road ☑ HWY 198 from South ☐ Crystal Cave ☐ Moro Rock (The best viewing point) ☐ Sequoia National Park'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 PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS MONTEREY 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 ☐ 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 ☐ Point Pinos Lighthouse ☐ Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS BIG SUR & POINT LOBOS C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M ☐ Carmel-by-the-Sea (food & lodging) ☐ Carmel Beach & Carmel River State 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 ☐ Point Sur Lighthouse (not 4 little kids) ☐ Pfeiffer Beach ☐ Nepenthe (food) ☐ Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park ☐ Mcway Falls ☐ Limekiln State Park, Redwoods & Beach PRINT ITINERARY NOW w ith KIDS MALIBU C A L I F O R N I A P E R S P E C T I V E . C O M ☐ 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 ☐ Corral Canyon Beach ☐ Paradise Cove Beach (Early access) ☐ Point Dume ☐ El Matador State Beach ☐ Point Mugu State Park ☐ Leo Carrillo Beach for Tide Pools ☑ Hiking ☐ Escondido Falls ☐ Solstice Canyon ☐ Pepperdine University 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 .