A 12-acre shady park with two age-tiered playgrounds, a sand pit, a skate park, tennis courts and Little League fields.
A wine-country burger institution, with burgers, hot dogs and shakes for kids at picnic tables on the lawn while grown-ups order ahi burgers and a glass of Napa wine.
St. Helena's downtown pocket park on Main Street: a small tree-covered play area and gazebo lawn for a 20-minute play break between downtown errands and ice cream.
Farm-to-table dinner where kids climb the tractor and run the grounds between courses, with lawn games and farm animals around the barns.
Wood-fired pizza with a kids menu for 12 and under, and a bocce court on the premises.
A water-powered mill from 1846 with a 36-foot wheel; milling demonstrations and tours run on weekends.
St. Helena's food-truck park: bruschette, salads, and rotisserie from the Clif Family truck, eaten at picnic tables with lawn games and a bocce court.
A tiny storefront that can get crowded, open weekdays only.
Art classes for toddlers, kids and teens, booked through an online calendar rather than drop-in.
A self-guided walk around the old estate grounds that the whole family can do.
A movie house that has been showing films since 1913, with family films regularly on the program.
Two and a half acres of shaded picnic grounds, with a deli for sandwiches and gelato to go with them.
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