Family Day Trips and Weekend Getaways for Long Island
There are 52 weekends a year, that's more than four-dozen opportunities to take a mini-vacation from Long Island.
Whether you want to enjoy the great outdoors with a hike near Long Island or bike ride, relax at a regional resort in New York, run around an amusement park, cool off at a water park, or hit the slopes, there are seemingly endless opportunities for fun on Long Island and just a quick weekend getaway beyond.


Top Family Day Trips on Long Island
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- Boredom Busters
- Camps
- Childcare
- Christmas/Hanukkah
- City Guides
- City Hacks
- Classes & Enrichment
- Community
- Crafts & Recipes
- Earth Kids
- Easter
- Fairs & Festivals
- Fall Activities
- Family Travel
- Farms & U-Pick
- Free Activities
- GoList
- Halloween
- Holidays
- Hotels & Resorts
- Indoor Activities
- Museums
- News & Openings
- Outdoors
- Parent Talk
- Parks & Playgrounds
- Play Gyms & Sports Centers
- Pools & Spray Parks
- Preschools & Schools
- Restaurants
- Shows
- Skiing & Winter Sports
- Special Needs
- Special Occasions
- Sports
- Spring Activities
- STEM
- Stores & Services
- Summer Activities
- Theme & Water Parks
- Trains, Dinos & Heroes
- TV, Film & Movies
- Virtual
- Visitors Guide
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- Weekend Trips
- Winter Activities
- Zoos & Gardens
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