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Treat the family to a winter weekend getaway and play in the snow near the Bay Area—no epic road trip required. In this guide, you’ll find family-friendly snow play areas within about 3 hours of San Francisco, including easy day-trip spots and classic mountain towns with tubing hills, sledding areas, and wide-open snow parks.

January in the San Francisco Bay Area is full of family-friendly fun. This guide shares 10 kid-approved January activities across the Bay Area—light displays, hands-on museums, whale watching, tide pooling during negative low tides, and easy snow day trips—perfect for weekends and rainy days.

Here are some kid-friendly New Year's Eve celebrations in the SF Bay Area that the whole family can enjoy.