- TripBuzz found 97 things to do with kids in or near Big Sur, California, including 73 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Monterey, Carmel, Seaside and Pacific Grove.
- From Pfeiffer Big State Beach to Pfeiffer Beach, the Big Sur area offers 70 different types of family activities, including: National & State Parks, Hiking Trails, Beaches and Camping Site.
- Big Sur is lies along the Pacific Ocean with 90 miles of coastline and extends about 20 miles inland to encompass much of the Santa Lucia Mountains. Visitors come for the different activities, sparsely populated area, and unbeatable views, but they stay for the peaceful way of life that many authors and artists have recognized over the years.
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Hosted at Capitola beach, Stand Up Paddle Capitola provides group and private lessons for stand up paddleboard activities. It also offers group tours of the surrounding Santa Cruz cove and Monterey Bay region.
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Offering a variety of movies in a small, intimate setting, Aptos Cinemas features current popular movies as well as art house, foreign, and independent films. The theater sells some unusual concessions, as well, including cupcakes.
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Situated on 10.3 acres of land, Aptos Village Park is a site of family picnics, weddings, and weekend music festivals. The park features picnic tables, a gazebo, and a lawn area that is open to the public.
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Whether you want to fish, sight-see or have a party out in the bay, the 32 foot boat run by Monterey Bay Charters can provide a spacious place for you to do so at reasonable prices.
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Venture Quest Day Kayaking offers kayak rentals, sales, classes as well as kayak tours through the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. For those interested in this type of activity they also organize team buildings.
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Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
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1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History claims its origins began as far back as the late 1800's with a collection of fossils and Indian artifacts. Today, the museum highlights the wildlife, native peoples, geology, and marine life of the Monterey Bay region.
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The Seacliff State Beach is known for the being the resting place for the concrete skeleton of the Palo Alto, a ship built in 1917. Guests can visit the beach and fish off the pier.
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Providing paddleboard and wet suit rentals, Capitola Beach Company has guided lessons that takes visitors out to sea by paddleboard. The company has a store that sells beach gifts and surf accessories.
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The Polo Grounds, 2255 Huntington Avenue, Aptos, CA 95003
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Polo Grounds Park is a 62 acre community park that is family-friendly and primarily used for sport. The park features multiple soccer fields, baseball diamonds and open grass fields for various sports and picnicking.