# Kid-friendly places in Santa Clara 15 listed places in Santa Clara: 7 playgrounds and things to do, 6 hotels and 2 restaurants. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known. Last updated 2026-10-21, from the newest confirmation among these places. ## Narrower lists - [Family-friendly hotels in Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/santa-clara/hotels) (6) - [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/santa-clara/playgrounds) (7) - [Wheelchair and stroller accessible places in Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/santa-clara/wheelchair-accessible) (11) - [Hotels with cribs in Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/santa-clara/with-cribs) (6) - [Hotels with a pool in Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/santa-clara/with-a-pool) (6) - [Hotels with connecting rooms in Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/santa-clara/with-connecting-rooms) (6) - [Hotels with a fridge in the room in Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/santa-clara/with-a-fridge) (6) - [Free things to do with kids in Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/santa-clara/free-to-visit) (3) ## Places 1. [Magical Bridge Playground (Central Park)](https://ourplayday.com/places/magical-bridge-playground-central-park-santa-clara) (playground, Santa Clara). A Magical Bridge playground inside a 52-acre park, with inclusive design, smooth surfacing and accessible equipment, plus a lake and picnic lawns. 2. [Avatar Hotel Santa Clara, Tapestry Collection by Hilton](https://ourplayday.com/places/avatar-hotel-santa-clara-tapestry-collection-by-hilton-santa-clara) (hotel, Santa Clara). Playful tech-themed hotel with a big pool deck, cabanas, and a fire pit about a mile from Great America. Feels less like a business hotel than its neighbors, which kids appreciate. 3. [Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Clara Silicon Valley](https://ourplayday.com/places/embassy-suites-by-hilton-santa-clara-silicon-valley-santa-clara) (hotel, Santa Clara). Two-room suites with free made-to-order breakfast and an evening reception, under two miles from Levi's Stadium. Kids sleep in one room, the grown-ups get the other. 4. [Hilton Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-santa-clara-santa-clara) (hotel, Santa Clara). Heated outdoor pool and a five-minute walk to Levi's Stadium and California's Great America. The easiest home base if the theme park is the point of the trip. 5. [Holiday Inn Express & Suites Santa Clara - Silicon Valley](https://ourplayday.com/places/holiday-inn-express-suites-santa-clara-silicon-valley-santa-clara) (hotel, Santa Clara). All-suite hotel where kids eat free and breakfast is included, plus an outdoor pool and free parking. Every suite has a fridge and microwave. 6. [Central Park (Santa Clara)](https://ourplayday.com/places/central-park-santa-clara-santa-clara) (playground, Santa Clara). The City of Santa Clara's Central Park: a big lake-and-lawns community park with playgrounds, athletic fields, and fitness equipment. It's Santa Clara's weekend default. 7. [Hyatt Regency Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/places/hyatt-regency-santa-clara-santa-clara) (hotel, Santa Clara). Big full-service hotel with an outdoor pool right by the convention center and Great America. Interconnected rooms are available. 8. [Santa Clara Marriott](https://ourplayday.com/places/santa-clara-marriott-santa-clara) (hotel, Santa Clara). Claims the largest hotel pool in Silicon Valley, ringed by cabanas, and Great America is an easy walk. If pool time is the hotel requirement, this is the Santa Clara pick. 9. [Tomatina (Santa Clara)](https://ourplayday.com/places/tomatina-santa-clara-santa-clara) (restaurant, Santa Clara). Casual Italian where kids get their own pizzas and pastas, piadine for the adults, and a Thursday kids-eat-free tradition, near Mission College. 10. [Homeridge Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/homeridge-park-playground-santa-clara) (playground, Santa Clara). Treehouse-themed, with a big-kid structure, a separate tot lot and a swing a baby and an adult ride together. 11. [California's Great America](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-s-great-america-santa-clara) (theme park, Santa Clara). The Bay Area's big theme park: 50+ rides, the Planet Snoopy kids' area, and the South Bay Shores waterpark included with admission. Planet Snoopy alone can fill a day for the under-8 set. 12. [Din Tai Fung (Valley Fair)](https://ourplayday.com/places/din-tai-fung-valley-fair-santa-clara) (restaurant, Santa Clara). Kids watch soup dumplings being folded through the kitchen window, then demolish them. 13. [49ers Museum & Levi's Stadium Tours](https://ourplayday.com/places/49ers-museum-levi-s-stadium-tours-santa-clara) (museum, Santa Clara). The 49ers' museum plus behind-the-scenes stadium tours of Levi's, a pilgrimage for football kids. 14. [Intel Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/intel-museum-santa-clara) (museum, Santa Clara). Free weekday museum at Intel HQ where kids can see how chips are made: clean-room bunny suits, silicon wafers, binary games. 15. [K1 Speed Santa Clara](https://ourplayday.com/places/k1-speed-santa-clara-santa-clara) (attraction, Santa Clara). Indoor electric go-karts with a junior class for kids 48 inches and taller (adult karts at 58 inches, no mixed racing). ## About this list Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address. Page: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/santa-clara