Little Farm at Tilden Regional Park
Kid essentials
About this place
Cows, goats and chickens at the end of a short walk from the Canon Drive car park, and it costs nothing. Bring celery or lettuce - the farm asks people not to feed the animals anything else.
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A scaled-down steam train that loops along the ridge in Tilden, $4 a ride or five for $16. Weekends and holidays year round, 11 to 6, closing at nightfall in winter.
A restored Herschell-Spillman carousel with hand-carved animals, $4 a ride or $22 for a book of seven. There is a snack stand, a restroom and parking right there, which makes it an easy stop rather than an expedition.
A garden in Kensington good for a quiet weekday visit with kids.
The one with the secret staircases. Rock formations to scramble on and enough tucked-away corners that older kids will disappear for a while.