California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌿 San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum — San Luis Obispo, CA

🐮 Avila Valley Barn — San Luis Obispo,CA

🏖️ Pismo Beach — Pismo Beach, CA

🚂 San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum — San Luis Obispo, CA

🌸 Morro Bay State Park — Morro Bay, CA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Firestone Grill — San Luis Obispo, CA

🍕 Woodstock’s Pizza — San Luis Obispo, CA

🥞 Big Sky Café — San Luis Obispo, CA

🍗 High Street Deli — San Luis Obispo, CA

🍦 Madonna Inn Copper Café — San Luis Obispo, CA

Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Manito Park — Spokane, WA

🎢 Wonderland Family Fun Center — Spokane, WA

🧠 Mobius Discovery Center — Spokane, WA

🎨 Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture — Spokane, WA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Zip’s Drive-In — Cheney, WA

🍕 The Mason Jar — Cheney, WA

🍦 The Scoop — Spokane, WA

University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 East City Park — Moscow, ID

🎨 McConnell Mansion Museum — Moscow, ID

🧠 Palouse Discovery Science Center — Pullman, WA

🎢 Lawson Gardens — Pullman, WA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Breakfast Club — Moscow, ID

🍕 Slice Taphouse — Moscow, ID

🍦 Panhandle Cone & Coffee — Moscow, ID

Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)

Kid-Friendly Activities

🦖 Idaho Museum of Natural History — Pocatello, ID

🎢 Outer Limits Fun Zone — Pocatello, ID

🌳 Ross Park Aquatic Complex — Pocatello, ID

🎨 My World Discovery Museum — Chubbuck, ID

🚂 Bannock County Historical Museum — Pocatello, ID

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Buddy’s Italian Restaurant — Pocatello, ID

🍕 Mama Inez — Pocatello, ID

🥞 Elmer’s Restaurant — Pocatello, ID

🌮 Taqueria La Costa — Pocatello, ID

🍦 Soda Barn — Chubbuck, ID

University of Montana (Missoula, MT)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Caras Park & Carousel for Missoula — Missoula, MT

🧠 spectrUM Discovery Area — Missoula, MT

🎢 Splash Montana Water Park — Missoula, MT

🎨 Montana Natural History Center — Missoula, MT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Notorious P.I.G. BBQ — Missoula, MT

🍕 Bridge Pizza — Missoula, MT

🍦 Big Dipper Ice Cream — Missoula, MT

Montana State University (Bozeman, MT)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Museum of the Rockies — Bozeman, MT

🌳 Bogert Park — Bozeman, MT

🎢 Spire Climbing Center — Bozeman, MT

🎨 Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture — Bozeman, MT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Backcountry Burger Bar — Bozeman, MT

🍕 Mackenzie River Pizza Co. — Bozeman, MT

🍦 Genuine Ice Cream Co. — Bozeman, MT

Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Lowell Observatory — Flagstaff, AZ

🎢 Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course — Flagstaff, AZ

🎨 Pioneer Museum — Flagstaff, AZ

🌊 Buffalo Park Trail — Flagstaff, AZ

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Diablo Burger — Flagstaff, AZ

🍕 Fratelli Pizza — Flagstaff, AZ

🍦 Sweet Republic Ice Cream — Flagstaff, AZ

Portland State University (Portland, OR)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Oregon Museum of Science & Industry — Portland, OR

🌳 Washington Park Playground — Portland, OR

🐾 Oregon Zoo — Portland, OR

🎢 Oaks Amusement Park — Portland, OR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Killer Burger — Portland, OR

🍕 Hot Lips Pizza — Portland, OR

🍦 Salt & Straw — Portland, OR

Sacramento State University (Sacramento, CA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Sacramento Children’s Museum — Rancho Cordova, CA

🌳 William Land Park — Sacramento, CA

🎢 Fairytale Town — Sacramento, CA

🎨 Crocker Art Museum — Sacramento, CA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Burgers and Brew — Sacramento, CA

🍕 Luigi’s Pizza Parlor — Sacramento, CA

🍦 Gunther’s Ice Cream — Sacramento, CA

University of California, Davis (Davis, CA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌿 UC Davis Arboretum & Public Garden — Davis, CA

🐮 Bohart Museum of Entomology — Davis, CA

🎨 Pence Gallery — Davis, CA

🍦 The Davis Farmers Market (with kids’ play area) — Davis, CA

🦓 Sacramento Zoo — Sacramento, CA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Burgers & Brew — Davis, CA

🍕 Woodstock’s Pizza — Davis, CA

🥞 Crepeville — Davis, CA

🍜 Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar — Davis, CA

🌮 Taqueria Guadalajara — Davis, CA

Utah Tech University (St. George, UT)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌄 Pioneer Park — St. George, UT

🏜️ Red Hills Desert Garden — St. George, UT

🧗‍♀️ Thunder Junction All Abilities Park — St. George, UT

🦖 St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site — St. George, UT

🚴‍♀️ Snow Canyon State Park — Ivins, UT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍕 Riggatti’s Wood Fired Pizza — St. George, UT

🍔 George’s Corner Restaurant — St. George, UT

🥞 Bear Paw Café — St. George, UT

🍗 Cliffside Restaurant — St. George, UT

🍦 Twisted Sugar — St. George, UT

University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Colorado Model Railroad Museum — Greeley, CO

🌳 Glenmere Park — Greeley, CO

🎢 Family FunPlex — Greeley, CO

🎨 Greeley History Museum — Greeley, CO

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Stuft Burger Bar — Greeley, CO

🍕 Roma Restaurant — Greeley, CO

🍦 Scoopz Ice Cream & More — Greeley, CO

Weber State University (Ogden, UT)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎢 Treehouse Museum — Ogden, UT

🌳 Beus Pond Park — Ogden, UT

🎨 Ogden’s George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park — Ogden, UT

🧠 Hill Aerospace Museum — Roy, UT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Roosters Brewing Co. — Ogden, UT

🍕 Slackwater Pizzeria — Ogden, UT

🍦 Farr Better Ice Cream — Ogden, UT

Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Idaho Museum of Natural History — Pocatello, ID

🌳 Ross Park — Pocatello, ID

🎢 Outer Limits Fun Zone — Pocatello, ID

🎨 Zoo Idaho — Pocatello, ID

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Elmer’s Restaurant — Pocatello, ID

🍕 Big Foot Pizza — Pocatello, ID

🍦 Cold Stone Creamery — Pocatello, ID