Azusa Pacific University

City: Azusa, CA

🌳 Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area — Azusa (beach lake, playground & bike paths)

🎨 Azusa Historical Museum — Azusa (local history stop)

🦋 Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden — Arcadia (15 min)

🎢 Boomers! Upland — mini golf, go-karts & arcade (25 min)

🛝 Northside Park — Azusa

🎭 Haugh Performing Arts Center — Glendora

🎳 Bowlmor Lanes — West Covina (15 min)

☀️ Downtown Glendora Village — shops & cafés

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 City Café — Azusa

🍕 Pasta Bar by La Tavolata — Glendora

🥞 The Monrovia Griddle — Monrovia

🌮 Tacos Ensenada — Azusa

🍗 Canyon City BBQ — Azusa

🍦 La Michocana Ice Cream Parlor — Azusa 

☕️ Mantra Coffee Company — Azusa

🥗 Café X2O — Glendora

 Biola University

City: La Mirada, CA

🌳 La Mirada Regional Park — La Mirada (lake & playground)

🎨 La Habra Children’s Museum — La Habra (10 min)

🦋 Fullerton Arboretum — Fullerton (20 min)

🎢 Adventure City — Anaheim (25 min small family theme park)

🛝 Splash! La Mirada Water Park — La Mirada

🎭 La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts — La Mirada

🎳 Bowlero Fullerton — Fullerton

☀️ Downtown Brea — restaurants & outdoor walks

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 In-N-Out Burger — La Mirada

🍕 Ameci’s Pizza & Pasta — La Mirada

🥞 The Habit Burger Grill — La Mirada

🌮 Avila’s El Ranchito — La Habra

🍗 Polly’s Pies — La Mirada

🍦 Cold Stone Creamery — La Habra 

☕️ Porto’s Bakery & Café — Buena Park

🥗 Green Street Café — La Mirada

California Baptist University (CBU)

City: Riverside, CA

🌳 Fairmount Park — Riverside (swan paddleboats & playground)

🎨 Riverside Art Museum — Riverside

🦋 Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center — Riverside (dinosaur garden & fossil dig)

🎢 Castle Park — Riverside (rides & mini golf)

🛝 Ryan Bonaminio Park — Riverside

🎭 Fox Performing Arts Center — Riverside

🎳 Arlington Lanes — Riverside

☀️ Downtown Riverside Farmers Market — Riverside

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Salted Pig — Riverside

🍕 Antonious Pizza — Riverside

🥞 Simple Simon’s Bakery & Café — Riverside

🌮 Tio’s Tacos — Riverside (artsy Mexican spot)

🍗 Hero’s Restaurant & Brew Pub — Riverside

🍦 Creme de la Creme Ice Cream — Riverside 

☕️ Molt Coffee — Riverside

🥗 Thompson & Twain Prospector Co. — Riverside

Concordia University Irvine

City: Irvine, CA

🌳 William R. Mason Regional Park — Irvine

🎨 Pretend City Children’s Museum — Irvine (kid favorite)

🦋 Orange County Great Park — Irvine (giant balloon & playground)

🎢 Boomers Irvine — Irvine (go-karts & mini golf)

🛝 Heritage Community Park — Irvine

🎭 Irvine Barclay Theatre — Irvine

🎳 Irvine Lanes — Irvine

☀️ Woodbridge Village Center — shops & lake views

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Counter Custom Burgers — Irvine

🍕 North Italia — Irvine

🥞 Stacks Pancake House — Irvine

🌮 Urban Taco — Irvine

🍗 Houston’s Restaurant — Irvine

🍦 Afters Ice Cream — Irvine 

☕️ Kéan Coffee — Tustin

🥗 Café Gratitude — Newport Beach

Dominican University of California

City: San Rafael, CA

🌳 China Camp State Park — San Rafael (beach & biking)

🎨 Marin History Museum — San Rafael

🦋 WildCare Animal Rescue & Education Center — San Rafael

🎢 Marin Treks Natural History Museum — Novato (20 min)

🛝 Boyd Memorial Park — San Rafael

🎭 Marin Civic Center — San Rafael

🎳 Country Club Bowl — San Rafael

☀️ Downtown Fourth Street Shops & Farmers Market — San Rafael

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Creekside Pizza & Taproom — San Anselmo

🍕 Sol Food — San Rafael (Puerto Rican family spot)

🥞 Comforts Café — San Anselmo

🌮 Taqueria San Jose — San Rafael

🍗 Blue Barn — San Rafael

🍦 Silver Spoon Creamery — San Rafael 

☕️ Red Hill Café — San Anselmo

🥗 Flour Craft Bakery — San Anselmo

Fresno Pacific University

City: Fresno, CA

🌳 Woodward Park — Fresno (playgrounds & lakes)

🎨 Fresno Chaffee Zoo — Fresno (kids love it!)

🦋 Forestiere Underground Gardens — Fresno

🎢 Blackbeard’s Family Fun Center — Fresno (mini golf, arcade & go-karts)

🛝 Todd Beamer Park — Fresno

🎭 Warnors Theatre — Fresno

🎳 Bowlero Fresno — Fresno

☀️ River Park Shopping & Dining District — Fresno

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Dog House Grill — Fresno (sports bar vibe)

🍕 Me-n-Ed’s Pizza Parlor — Fresno

🥞 Benaddiction — Fresno

🌮 Casa de Tamales — Fresno

🍗 Yosemite Ranch Steakhouse — Fresno

🍦 Ampersand Ice Cream — Fresno 

☕️ Kuppa Joy Coffee House — Fresno

🥗 Fresno Breakfast House — Fresno

Hawai‘i Pacific University

City: Honolulu, HI

🌳 Ala Moana Beach Park — Honolulu (swimming & picnic)

🎨 Honolulu Zoo — Waikīkī (15 min)

🦋 Waikīkī Aquarium — Honolulu

🎢 Hawai‘i Children’s Discovery Center — Honolulu

🛝 Magic Island Lagoon — Honolulu (perfect for kids!)

🎭 Blaisdell Center — Honolulu

🎳 Aiea Bowl — Aiea (25 min with famous lemon crunch cake!)

☀️ Downtown Honolulu Waterfront — HPU campus walk

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Rainbow Drive-In — Honolulu (local legend)

🍕 J.J. Dolan’s Pizzeria — Downtown Honolulu

🥞 Cinnamon’s Restaurant — Kailua (25 min)

🌮 Ono Tacos — Honolulu

🍗 Helena’s Hawaiian Food — Honolulu

🍦 Banan Hawai‘i — Honolulu 

☕️ Island Vintage Coffee — Honolulu

🥗 ARVO Café — Kaka‘ako

Point Loma Nazarene University

City: San Diego, CA

🌳 Sunset Cliffs Natural Park — San Diego (walk & watch surfers)

🎨 Birch Aquarium at Scripps — La Jolla (25 min)

🦋 Cabrillo National Monument — San Diego (views & tidepools)

🎢 Belmont Park — Mission Beach (mini rides & arcade)

🛝 Liberty Station Park — San Diego

🎭 The Old Globe Theatre — Balboa Park

🎳 Parkway Bowl — El Cajon (25 min)

☀️ Seaport Village — San Diego (shopping & ice cream)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Hodad’s — Ocean Beach (famous burgers)

🍕 Pizza Port Ocean Beach — San Diego

🥞 The Menu — Ocean Beach

🌮 Mike’s Taco Club — Ocean Beach

🍗 OB Noodle House — Ocean Beach

🍦 MooTime Creamery — Coronado 

☕️ Better Buzz Coffee Roasters — Point Loma

🥗 Liberty Public Market — San Diego

Westmont College

City: Santa Barbara, CA

🌳 Santa Barbara Botanic Garden — Santa Barbara

🎨 MOXI Museum of Exploration + Innovation — Santa Barbara (STEM hands-on fun)

🦋 Santa Barbara Zoo — Santa Barbara

🎢 Earl Warren Showgrounds — events & mini fairs

🛝 Alameda Park & Kids World Playground — Santa Barbara

🎭 The Lobero Theatre — Santa Barbara

🎳 Zodo’s Bowling & Beyond — Goleta (20 min)

☀️ Stearns Wharf — Santa Barbara (shops & ice cream by the ocean)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Mesa Café & Bar — Santa Barbara

🍕 Rusty’s Pizza Parlor — Santa Barbara

🥞 Jeannine’s Bakery & Café — Santa Barbara

🌮 Los Agaves — Santa Barbara

🍗 The Habit Burger Grill — Santa Barbara

🍦 McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams — Santa Barbara 

☕️ Handlebar Coffee Roasters — Santa Barbara

🥗 The Natural Café — Santa Barbara