As a South Bay resident, this was our go-to park when our kids were younger! I'd say good for any…read moreage, but definitely for the under ten crowd! Such gorgeous grounds, and the trees and foliage are OUTSTANDING! Nice and shady, lots of places to park a stroller for a quick nap. Food and single day entry are pricey--but if you get a pass, the value is fantastic. And you can bring in food and snacks too. Special shout out for the Halloween and Holiday celebrations! Super fun for the kids, abs they even have special drinks for adults. Fantastic water park--hang in the shade while your older kids slide and play!

I have no idea how I was not tracking this water park for kids years ago. If you have kids 2-15 I…read morethink you will find this a great option to change up a slow weekend. Let me also state that if you think you will use it more than once go with the Premium Membership. It will get you 25% off all food and drink items in the park as well as free parking. That alone makes it a no brainer. You can also buy cups, popcorn containers that you can bring back every time and get free refills. To include, icees, fountain drinks and popcorn. The are $30 for the initial purchase and something like $24 with a premium membership, but it adds up. The park has a little bit of everything, if you want water parks it has two options, smaller on geared for infants to toddlers. And a larger one ideal for 5 and up. It's also great for an adult who wants to cool off on a hot day. They have a lot of rides, most acceptable for 3+ yo children. A few rides have height requirements but most of those are ones parents can't accompany the child. The have a train ride that is for all ages and it circles the entire park allowing you to get off at either stop. A tram ride that travels through a botanical garden and a bunch of rides to occupy the kids. Their food options border on fair/fast food. We tried the Wok restaurant and well I would not recommend it. We tried chicken shish-kabobs it was under whelming. Wait times during peak meal times can be very long so recommend you plan around it or suffer during it. One other consideration, while much of the park is under tree canopy, on a hot day stepping out from under the shade into the open can feel like hell's kitchen. Our last visit temps hit over 100 and being out of the shade was brutal. You will never be more aware of this than at the water park areas, lack of shade into those areas is rough. They have cabanas you can rent but I fear on a hot day the cabanas probably get hot since they have no fans. We will definitely be going back and I urge those of you with kids to give it a try.

Place is packed! Packed I tell you, and with a lot of kids, so expect a lot of pee and chlorine…read more You make the choice. Still, it's a fun spot for the kids to get wet and enjoy the hot weather. I came on an off day, so I can't imagine what this is like on the weekends. Probably nuts! Still, my daughter had fun, even though I really didn't.

While this place is crowded on any given day, it is definitely fun for the kids! On a hot day,…read moreyou'll want to head here FIRST, before hitting the rides. Chairs are hard to come by. No outside food is allowed in the water oasis area. Neither are strollers. The water near the slides isn't too deep, and the splash pad is big. Rent a cabana if you want a "luxury" experience. Cabana rentals are for all day!

Great America is still a great place to take your family. Its not as crowded as before. Lines…read morearen't too crazy long. We were there for 6 hrs and walked the whole park and got tired. So sad to see it go in the next year! Go enjoy your fun while they are still there.

Better upkept than Six Flags Vallejo…read more Quite enjoyable to walk around. Helpers/kids were quite polite and excited to be working here. The park is kept pretty clean too. The water park seems fun and crowded on a Sunday: will come back to check it out. Lots of parking spots yet also very crowded and crazy parking lot. The ride times on the app are way longer tha mm the actual wait times. They were mostly 15-30 mins wait: not bad at all. Will come again. Drinks, Starbucks, snacks are 10% off if you have a Gold Pass. Of course Starbucks are more expensive at CGA than outside, which would be common.

Luiz helped us out at the register super cool dude thank you for the experience bosss. he even…read morefound us to give our hat back

We have been coming to the boardwalk for 20+ years and now we have our niche. Kids are gone so…read moreit's just us old folks and we get to pick the rides! Our favorites are the carousel, the pirate ship, the haunted castle and the baby free fall lol. If we are feeling adventurous we will do the giant Doppler (just once!). I'm not sure I can do all-day boardwalk adventures any more. A few hours and we are good. Pro-tip: street parking is just $5 for 2-3 hours on weekdays. No need to pay the all day parking fee if you don't plan to be there that long! Also- bring your own water and save some serious coin!

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a great family adventure park with toddler rides and a small zoo. I…read morevisited when I was a child and when I had kids we purchased memberships. Now, during specific months during the year, they host senior safari where seniors can visit for free and participate in organized activities and visit sponsors for literature and their goodies. I have been attending the safaris for a while and was disappointed this past month. I do appreciate the opportunity for a free visit but would like to see different sponsors and maybe have them stay a bit longer. For the safari this past month I arrived at 9:20 (20 mins after opening) and half of the sponsors were packing up because they ran out of freebies and literature. The biggest disappointment was Danny the dragon along with the carrousel were non-op. Regardless, the main purpose of senior safari is encourage movement and 10,000 steps. I am looking forward to the cooler months to enjoy my walk in the park soaking up the fall weather and sights.

Very disappointing and honestly not worth the money. The park is small, there are very few animals…read moreto see, several areas feel empty or underwhelming, and the rides are limited. On top of admission, you still have to pay for parking, and the food is overpriced for what you get. For a family attraction, the overall experience feels poorly run and seriously lacking in value. There are much better places to take young kids in the Bay Area. We definitely won't be coming back.

My husband brought us here. We loved our time. So great that…read morethey sold cold water !!! We enjoyed the train ride so nice and we were the only ones since we came in a week day! I'm looking forward to coming back and bringing more family. Great photos and the ride is definitely worth the price.

Came here on a Saturday morning around 11am. Tickets for train and carousel is $5 per person and…read morefree for kids 2 and under. The train ride is less than 10 minutes with no cover so we brought our hats. It's a quick ride and you pass by the parking lot and a park. My girls enjoyed it. After we played by the nearby park. There is a bathroom close to the train ticket booth and lots of tables to enjoy a snack or even lunch. They were just starting the grill to cook the food for lunch but our girls were hungry so we left to get food elsewhere.

Quality animatronics. Good replay value. Just the right amount of corny. Super nice cast members…read more(thanks Jasmine and Sophia!) Highly recommend

This is such a COOL ride! It's so well made and was run very efficiently. Not only do you have the…read morescreens to shoot at, but there are also physical objects that will move when you shoot at them. Some even shoot you with water! There were also a few animatronics that were genuinely impressive. The pre-show is a little long, but it is so well done and I love the commitment to details. $20 seems like a steep price for a dark ride/shooting game, but you can ride as many times as you would like. (It seemed like most participants were not taking advantage of this but I went on a few times). I would definitely go back on a day when I had more time and see how many times I could get on the ride. In my opinion you do not need to pay $3 for the power chip upgrade. The highest score possible is 999,999 points. With the regular shooter we easily got 600,000 and 700,000 points on our second go around.

This was our third time staying at the Vision Quest Ranch. We absolutely loved our stay once again…read more The staff was helpful, knowledgeable, and welcoming. Danielle booked my last minute stay and assisted me in choosing crunch time as my add on. She also was one of the staff that brought an opossum around for our evening visit. An opossum is a common animal but I learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed the brief encounter. The evening was beautiful sitting on the porch listening to the animals. ( bring ear plugs if nighttime sounds disturb you) The extremely comfortable bed had a heating pad to perfectly warm the chilly evening. The stay includes a wonderful continental breakfast, a feeding of the camels, and entrance into the small but very well cared for zoo. I look forward to returning already!

This was a wonderful experience that we will always remember. For the price the accommodations…read morecould be a bit nicer (horrible mattress, low quality sheets/towels) but it was a fun experience. We were in the Cat House and hearing the cats like they were right outside was pretty cool. They can noisy at night so bring earplugs! We were also pretty chilly with no additional blankets due to the heather not keeping up (and this was in June). Overall, I'd recommend staying here at least 1 night for this unique experience!

Went on a tour Saturday. P.S. *get your tickets online* it gets busy!…read more I arrived late and was fortunate enough to get added to the next available tour! The staff is so friendly and helpful throughout my time there. Tour Guide Nora was Amazing! Super funny and informative, it was first time visiting the mystery spot And she went above and beyond for the entire group tour! Highly recommend this place to anyone looking to explore and experience something so unique,exciting & unbelievable to say the least. S/O Nora for taking a great photo for me !

Listen guys, I consider myself to be a man of science--someone who follows evidence-based…read moreinformation. Considering that I work as a registered nurse, my day-to-day is entirely focused on doing things that are scientifically proven to help others. That being said, The Mystery Spot completely blew my mind. With everything I understand about physics and gravity, nothing made sense here. The moment you enter the "cabin" they built, your mind starts to play tricks on you and it feels like something is fundamentally off. I spend a lot of time on the trails and normally never get nauseous, even when hiking or climbing at high altitudes, but this one spot in the cabin completely threw my cochlear balance off. I am super impressed with the plethora of Dad jokes. Thanks Malikai! This Mystery Spot left me wanting to know more about this phenomenon. It is wild to think about--how can gravity feel so incredibly different in just one tiny spot, while the rest of the world follows the rules? Just one tiny spot throws you completely off balance. Highly recommend checking it out!

Never seen a more lovingly restored and authentic carousel with real horsetail hair on the carousel…read morehorses and 3 massive Wurlitzer music machines. It was so amazing to dissect all the different levels of instruments, drums and animated angels playing bells. Everything from the music machines and the carousel itself looked sparkling new. I admire and respect the work that went into restoring and maintaining these working historical artifacts. Of course, simply taking a smiling ride is the pure pleasure of such a carousel.

Nothing says Santa Cruz to me more than this old fashioned caroused! My love of amusement parks…read morestarted on this carousel as a toddler and 45 years later, I enjoy it as much now as I did then. Riding the carousel and grabbing the rings to throw in the clown's mouth is one of the boardwalk highlights for me not only because I grew up doing it, but also because I continued the tradition with my son.