Family Travel

I love Yosemite in the fall!  We left at 1pm on Friday and got back at 8pm on Sunday.  We felt like we really “got away from it all” and …

Apple picking in Oak Glen is a U-Pick family tradition for many in Southern California. I’d never heard of Oak Glen or Riley’s at Los Rios Rancho apple farm (not …

The Tomol Interpretive Play Area and Carpinteria State Beach give us two more reasons to love this little beachy town between Ventura and Santa Barbara.  We’ve been visiting here for …

Malibu Legacy Park is one of my favorite new parks in Southern California. My parents live in Ventura County, so I make the drive between Orange County and Ventura often.  …

I cried on the first “vacation” I took with my newborn son. I remember declaring to my sympathetic husband that “Vacation will never be vacation again.” Between the extra packing, …

There are so many things to do in South Bay California, which we’ve discovered from meeting our “L.A.” friends and family over the years. My first stop is always food.  …

Color is not something I thought I’d see in the desert. I had myself geared up for the heat and the dust, but I never imagined the desert plants and …

Just in time for Spring Break! Here are some suggestions for family-friendly day trips to San Diego. I love taking my kids to San Diego. The hardest part is trying …

My best friend’s family used to celebrate every holiday hiking outdoors together. We started the same tradition with our kids . . . and the grandparents . . . and …

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park was an ideal getaway for family camping in California. We had originally planned to go all the way up the California coast to Oregon for …