101 Family Day Trips and Staycation Ideas Around Fort Worth
Free activities and splurges that are worth it. The coolest stuff for a staycation in town and road trips for less than a tank of gas from Fort Worth. Kids Out And About has tons of ideas for family travel, with places to explore, learn, and have fun!
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Explore Gardens and Sculpture Gardens
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Fort Worth Botanical Garden |
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Nasher Sculpture Center |
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Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens |
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Texas Sculpture Garden |
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Lavender Ridge Farms |
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Dallas Museum of Art Sculpture Garden |
Get Wild on a Hike
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Acton Nature Center |
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Fort Worth Nature Center |
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River Legacy |
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White Rock Lake |
Time Travel Today
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Frisco Heritage Center |
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Layland Museum of History |
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Log Cabin Village |
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Texas Civil War Museum |
Make Life a Beach
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Burger's Lake |
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Joe Pool Lake |
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Pebble Beach Park |
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Meadowmere Park |
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Little Elm Park |
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Ray Roberts Lake State Park |
Splash into Some Water Fun
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Bahama Beach |
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Great Wolf Lodge-Grapevine |
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NRH20 |
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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor |
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Hawaiian Falls |
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King Spa and Waterpark |
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Water Works Park |
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Wet Zone |
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Randol Mill Family Aquatic Center |
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Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark |
Spend the Day at a Museum
Explore These Cities
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Archer City |
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Rainbow |
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Possum Kingdom Lake |
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Ennis |
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Dallas |
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Grapevine |
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Waco |
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Longview |
All Aboard Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Boats!)
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Vintage Flying Museum |
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Fort Worth Aviation Museum |
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C.R. Smith Museum |
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Grapevine Vintage Railroad |
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Forest Park Miniature Railroad |
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Museum of the American Railroad |
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Adventures Unlimited Paddling Company |
Grow Some Fun at the Farm
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Mainstay Farm |
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Lone Star Family Farm |
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Kadee Farm |
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Elves Farm |
Play Ball!
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Frisco RoughRiders |
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Dallas Cowboys |
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Dallas Stars |
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FC Dallas |
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Texas Rangers |
Treat Yo' Self
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Melt Ice Creams |
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Guanajuato Bakery |
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Pop N Cream |
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Curly's Frozen Custard |
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Morgan's Ice Cream Co. |
Connect with Nature
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Botanical Research Institute of Texas |
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Fort Worth Botanic Gardens |
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Dallas Arboretum |
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Lake Texoma |
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Davy Crockett National Forest |
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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center |
Amuse Yourself at These Amusement Parks
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Six Flags Over Texas |
Talk to the Animals
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Fort Worth Zoo |
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Wild Animal Sanctuary Texas |
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Dallas Zoo |
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Arbuckle Wilderness Park |
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The Dallas World Aquarium |
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SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium |
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In-Sync Exotics |
Explore the Globe Close to Home
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Meadows Museum |
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Crow Collection of Asian Art |
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African American Museum, Dallas |
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Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts |
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The Samurai Collection |
Let's Go Chasing Waterfalls
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Turner Falls State Park |
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Wichita Falls at Lucy Park |
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Hamilton Pool Preserve |
Get Active Indoors
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Altitude Trampoline Park |
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YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth |
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Rollerwand West |
Challenge Yourself
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Summit Fort Worth |
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North Texas Bubble Soccer - Dallas |
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Go Ape! |
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Trinity Forest Adventure Park |
Shop Your Heart Out
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Galleria Dallas |
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Back Door Book Shop / Barber's Bookstore |
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Lucky Dog Books |
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Froggie's 5 and 10 |
Limiting our list to 101 ideas meant some great destinations may have been left off the list - if there is something you’d like to see added, share it with us on Facebook!
Most of these destinations are within an hour from downtown Fort Worth. For those that are a bit farther away:
= Less than 1 hour away
= 1 to 2 hours away
= 2 to 3 hours away
= Just over 3 hours away