New Yorkers are blessed with a huge variety of destinations for family-friendly weekend getaways and day trips in the tri-state area. Whatever the season, whatever your interests and whatever your budget, there's a NYC family getaway for you. Top family day trips from New York include a visit to Bear Mountain State Park, an excursion to a water park, or a trip to a beach or a skifield, depending on the season. Great weekend getaways from NYC for families include Long Island beaches and wineries, Hudson Valley towns and even Pennsylvania farms. In this guide to day trips and getaways from New York City for families, we suggest some of the best destinations for family travel near the city. There are 52 weekends a year, that's more than four dozen opportunities to take a mini-vacation with a day trip outside of NYC. Whether you want to enjoy the great outdoors with a hike or bike ride, relax at a regional resort, run around an amusement park, cool off at a water park, or hit the slopes, there are seemingly endless opportunities for fun within a few hours' drive of NYC. Don't have a car? Check out our section of car-free day trip ideas. You'll find even more day trip ideas on our other regional sites, like our NJ Day Trip Guide or our Connecticut Day Trip Guide. And don't forget to check out more guides and family travel ideas on our Travel site.
