Play Around the Bay : A Guide to Bay Area Outings for Families with Young Children

by Robin Bennet

• ISBN13: 9780967489834
• ISBN10: 0967489830
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: TCB Café Publishing

Summary

This is the number one guide for advice on where to go, when, why, and how from mothers who have tested every location for great outings in the Bay Area. Developed by the San Francisco Mothers of Twins Club, Play Around the Bay gives you everything a parent needs to know straight from their own experiences, multiplied by two! This book provides a directory of parks, playgrounds, zoos, museums, nature walks, and other activities for children under the age of five.

Table of Contents

Foreword / Introduction	6	(4)
Icon Legend - How to Use	10	(2)
San Francisco
Playgrounds & Parks	12	(20)
Animals: Zoos, Farms & Nature Centers	32	(3)
Museums: Art, Science & Hands-on	35	(2)
Water Play: Beaches, Lakes, Pools & Boating	37	(3)
Out and About: Hikes, Bikes & Stroller Trails	40	(1)
More Outside Activities	41	(2)
Amusements	43	(3)
Trains, Planes & Automobiles	46	(4)
East Bay
Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Walnut Creek, etc.
Playgrounds & Parks	50	(7)
Animals: Zoos, Farms & Nature Centers	57	(5)
Museums: Art, Science & Hands-on	62	(4)
Water Play: Beaches, Lakes, Pools & Boating	66	(8)
Out and About: Hikes, Bikes & Stroller Trails	74	(4)
Amusements	78	(3)
Trains, Planes & Automobiles	81	(9)
North Bay
Sausalito, Tiburon, Mill Valley, San Rafael, Napa, etc.
Playgrounds & Parks	90	(6)
Animals: Zoos, Farms & Nature Centers	96	(1)
Museums: Art, Science & Hands-on	97	(2)
Water Play: Beaches, Lakes, Pools & Boating	99	(4)
Out and About: Hikes, Bikes & Stroller Trails	103	(2)
Trains, Planes & Automobiles	105	(3)
Peninsula
San Mateo, Burlingame, Pacifica, Palo Alto, etc.
Playgrounds & Parks	108	(8)
Animals: Zoos, Farms & Nature Centers	116	(4)
Water Play: Beaches, Lakes, Pools & Boating	120	(3)
Other Outside Activities	123	(1)
Trains, Planes & Automobiles	124	(4)
South Bay
San Jose, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos, etc.
Playgrounds & Parks	128	(4)
Animals: Zoos, Farms & Nature Centers	132	(1)
Museums: Art, Science & Hands-on	133	(1)
Other Outside Activities	134	(2)
Trains, Planes & Automobiles	136	(4)
Index	140