Summer Play Group Ideas
Free Activities & Places with Free Entrance
| Central Park San Ramon, water area and playground | on corner of Alcosta Blvd, and Bollinger Canyon |
| Tilden Regional Park | Berkeley (510) 635-0135 |
| Emerald Glen Park -Dublin ; water area and playground | Corner of Tassajara and Gleason. |
Places that Cost Money
| Shadow Cliffs Recreation Area, | Pleasanton (925) 846-4900 |
| Crab Cove in Alameda | Crab Cove Visitor Center (510) 521 6887 |
| Waterworld USA, | Concord (925) 609-9283 |
| Children's Discovery Museum, | San Jose (408)298-5437 |
| Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, | San Jose (408) 292-8188 |
| Ardenwood Historic Farm, | Fremont (510) 796-0663 |
| Children’s Fairyland, | Oakland (510) 452-2259 |
| Lindsay Wildlife Museum, | Walnut Creek (Animals) (925)935-1978 |
| Sulphur Creek Nature Center, | Hayward (510) 881-6747 |
| Pier 39, San Francisco | (take the ferry from Jack London Square in Oakland) (415) 981-7437 |
| Niles Canyon Train Ride | (925) 862-9063 |
| Amador Livermore Historical Museum (Vintage blacksmith shop) | Livermore |
| Dental office, kitchen, beauty shop, etc.) | Pleasanton (925) 462-2766 |
| Oakland Zoo | (510)632-9525 |
| Exploratorium | San Francisco (415)561-0360 |
| The Jungle | Concord (925)687-4386 |
| Boomers | Livermore (925)447-7275 |
| San Francisco Zoo, | San Francisco (415) 753-7080 |
| Habitot - Small children's museum | Berkley (510)647-1111 |
Pick your own fruits & berries - Brentwood
| McKinney Farms (peaches) | (925) 634-7350 (seasonal late May - August) |
| Pease Ranch (strawberries, cherries) | (925) 634-4646 (seasonal mid April - June) |
Also see Winter Play Group Ideas
