
Nature · TribergTriberg Waterfalls. 163 metres over seven cascades. And tame squirrels waiting along the way.
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Nature · TribergTriberg Waterfalls. 163 metres over seven cascades. And tame squirrels waiting along the way.
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Nature · Bad WildbadBlack Forest Treetop Walk. 1,250 metres through the treetops, topped by a 40-metre tower. The way down is the tunnel slide.
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Advent · 26 Nov – 20 Dec 2026Ravenna Gorge Christmas Market. Lights beneath the viaduct. Children up to 15 free, tickets online only.
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Leisure · TodtnauHasenhorn Coaster. 2.9 kilometres of toboggan fun on rails, all year round.
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Rainy day · FurtwangenGerman Clock Museum. Over 8,000 clocks, treasure hunt included. Our pick for grey days.
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A year full of adventures
The first warm days in the woods. Tadpoles, wild garlic and paths that smell of adventure.
Nature & hikingLakes to jump into, gorges to cool off in and evenings that never want to end.
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is the drop of the Triberg Waterfalls over seven steps.
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Over 8,000 objects, seek-and-find games and clock workshops for kids.
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Hands-on museum with lots of stations for listening, looking and touching.
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Monkeys, meerkats and an aquarium. The animal park is open all year and free.
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Toys from two centuries for a cosy hour.
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The Gutach river plunges 163 metres over seven cascades, making these some of Germany's highest waterfalls. With a bit of luck, the tame squirrels will show up along the path.
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Historic Black Forest farmhouses you can walk into, farm animals and hands-on activities. Many buildings are covered, so it works in drizzle too.
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The 1,250-metre wooden walkway leads through the treetops, with learning stations along the way, up to a 40-metre tower. The way back is through the 55-metre tunnel slide.
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Pedal boats, picnics on the shore and a stroll on the loop around the lake. A classic for every age.
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Freiburg's animal park with goats, donkeys, camels and plenty of room to run. Entry is free.
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Ride one of Germany's longest gondola lifts up Freiburg's local mountain. At the top: a lookout tower and hiking trails.
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At 1,493 metres, the highest mountain in Baden-Württemberg. Around the Haus der Natur visitor centre there are short adventure trails for kids.
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Mountain leisure and wildlife park with a suspension bridge, toboggan run and native wild animals.
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Leisure pool with slides and warm water. Your plan B when it turns grim outside.
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A gorge trail past waterfalls and beneath the great railway viaduct. In Advent, a Christmas market is held here.
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A wild gorge with narrow paths, rocks and streams. For experienced young hikers, not for pushchairs.
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Glacial lake on the Black Forest High Road, with pedal boats and an old legend about water nymphs in the lake.
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A toboggan run on rails, around 2.9 km long, open all year. A chairlift takes you up. Children aged 3+ and at least 95 cm tall ride with an adult.
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Over 8,000 objects all about time, from the cuckoo clock to the atomic clock. For kids there are seek-and-find games, treasure hunts and clock workshops.
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Hands-on museum with lots of stations where kids rediscover hearing, seeing and touch.
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A 2.5 km adventure trail through the Taubenmoos bog, with stories and stations along the way.
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Small museum with toys from two centuries. Ideal for an hour when the weather's miserable.
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The most visited theme park in the German-speaking world, with rides for every age. Right next door is the Rulantica water world.
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Family pool in the Kinzig valley, open all year. A good plan B when the weather won't play along.
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An outdoor puzzle adventure: with a game booklet, families solve challenges along the trail.
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A nature park trail game for kids: with a free app, a trowel and a bag, they go hunting for clues in the forest floor.
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Historic museum railway with a steam engine: 25 kilometres from Blumberg-Zollhaus to Weizen, over viaducts and through tunnels. Runs from late April to late October.
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Around 900 metres over boardwalks, ladders and steps through the forest flattened by Storm Lothar in 1999. Free entry, closed in snow and ice.
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A home for rescued bears, wolves and lynx. Not a classic zoo but a protection project of the Stiftung für Bären.
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Around 400 animals of about 70 species, from elk to lynx. Plus a petting enclosure and playgrounds. Free entry, you only pay for parking.
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A suspension bridge around 450 metres long, high above the valley, right by the Todtnau waterfall, which drops 97 metres in total.
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Around 2.4 kilometres barefoot over bark, stones and mud, with many stations for balancing and wading. Open from May to mid-October.
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Birds of prey flight shows, kangaroos and Barbary macaques, plus playgrounds and a barefoot trail. Open from late March to early November.
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An interactive exhibition about the wild forest, plus a cinema and café. Entry to the centre is free, only the permanent exhibition costs.
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Zoo and theme park in one: tigers, lions and meerkats, plus a roller coaster and indoor playground. Rides are closed in winter.
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Around 1.2 kilometres of descent with curves and jumps through the Black Forest landscape, close to the Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum.
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The water world right next to Europa-Park, indoors and outdoors. Open all year, with lots of slides and areas for little ones. Best to book tickets online.
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A compact theme park in the Rhine plain with lots of rides and games for younger children. A relaxed alternative to the big parks.
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A 675-metre bobsleigh run with steep curves, plus a climbing park, adventure playground and downhill carts. In winter there are ski lifts for beginners.
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A suspension bridge around 380 metres long on the Sommerberg, about 60 metres above the valley. Easy to combine with the Treetop Walk.
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A new adventure and water playground in the town park, which was part of the 2012 state garden show. Mini golf and pedal boats are right next to it.
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A big playground on Germany’s largest built-up market square. Next to it, 50 water fountains bubble away in summer for cooling off.
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A large park around a lake, with playgrounds, mini golf, pedal boats and a Japanese garden. Free entry, open at all times.
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With helmet and lamp into the old silver mine. The short tour takes 45 minutes and suits children well, and there are fairy-tale tours too.
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A leisure pool with a wave pool, Black Hole slide, wild-water ride and a kids’ pool with a mini slide and spraying animals.
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The last glassworks in the Black Forest where glass is still blown by mouth. With help from the glassmakers, you blow your own vase.
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A starry sky under a dome 13 metres across. With shows just for children, such as the Rainbow Fish.
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Markets, festivals, holiday programmes and workshops. One calendar for Black Forest families.

Breitnau · Market beneath the railway viaduct. Tickets are online only, and popular time slots sell out fast. According to the organiser, children up to 15 get in free.
More info ↗Gengenbach · The town hall's 24 windows become the world's largest Advent calendar house. A new window opens every evening. Plus an Advent market in the half-timbered old town.
More info ↗Freiburg · Over 120 stalls across eight squares in the old town, free entry. The market is closed on Totensonntag (Sunday of the Dead), 22 November.
More info ↗Baden-Baden · Around the Kurhaus, free entry. Daily 11 am to 9 pm, different hours on public holidays.
More info ↗From Schmotziger Donnerstag (4 Feb) through Rosenmontag (8 Feb) to Fasnet Tuesday (9 Feb). Each carnival guild sets its own children's parade dates.
Two weeks for hikes, the first swims in the lake and farm festivals. In Baden-Württemberg, each school sets its own carnival holidays.
Baden-Württemberg is the last German state to break up for summer. Time for holiday programmes, lakes and summit hikes.

From the Ravenna Gorge to Gengenbach. The real dates for 2026 are listed above.

Picking apples, pressing cider and carving pumpkins on the region's farms.

Swimming in the Schluchsee, boat trips and whole holiday weeks in the forest.

Sledging slopes, winter walking trails and first tries on cross-country skis around the Feldberg.

Costumed jesters, carnival parades and children’s processions. The dates are listed above under Holidays & festivals.

Easter markets, young animals on the farms and cherry blossom in the valleys along the Rhine.


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Cafés, restaurants, family hotels, holiday flats and farm shops in the Black Forest. The Family Approved seal shows you the places parents have checked.

16 businesses
✦ Family ApprovedPlay corner with a wooden kitchen, kids' cups and a garden behind the house.
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✦ Family ApprovedCake after the hike, sitting outside with a view of the Elz valley.
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✦ Family ApprovedBaden cooking, small portions for children and crayons at the table.
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Indoor play area and coffee for the parents. Ideal on rainy days.
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✦ Family ApprovedFamily rooms, morning childcare and a playroom in the house.
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✦ Family ApprovedRight by the forest, with an indoor pool, animals and a kids' programme.
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Two flats with cots, stair gates and a play meadow by the stream.
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✦ Family ApprovedVegetables, eggs and apples from the farm. Children can feed the hens.
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Fruit from their own orchard, and apples to pick yourself in autumn.
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✦ Family ApprovedWaffles, hot chocolate and a playground with a view of the Feldberg.
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Black Forest cuisine, kids’ meals and a play corner with a wooden railway.
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✦ Family ApprovedIce cream on the terrace, a changing table and plenty of room for the pram.
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✦ Family ApprovedFamily suites, an afternoon kids’ club and pony rides in the meadow.
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✦ Family ApprovedFarm holidays with cows, rabbits and tractor rides for the children.
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A cot, high chair and toy box are already waiting in the flat.
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All businesses on this page are examples showing what listings will look like. They do not hold the seal.
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Courses, childcare, health, kids' birthday parties and guides. For visitors and for families who live here.

Swimming lessons, sports clubs, music schools and parent-and-child courses near you.
In the worksNurseries, childminders, babysitters and holiday care, sorted by town.
In the worksPaediatricians, midwives and out-of-hours services. In an emergency, always call 112.
In the worksParties in the forest, on the farm or at the climbing hall. Ideas and places.
See ideas GuidesTips from parents and experts, from rainy days to car trips with a baby.
Read Packing listWhat goes in the backpack for a day out, as a checklist.
To the listA day out in the Black Forest often means fog in the morning, sun at midday and a chill in the evening. With this list, you're ready for anything. Tick off what's already packed.

Blusho's tip: Plan your route half as long as you think. Kids need time for sticks, beetles and puddles.
Recognise emergencies in babies and toddlers with confidence and know what to do.
How to prepare your child well for the new baby.
Nature education for parents: games and ideas for the forest.
Getting used to water for babies from about four months, with mum or dad in a warm pool.
Climbing, rolling, balancing: movement fun for children aged 1 to 4.
Quick, healthy recipes that even picky eaters enjoy.
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Black Forest families share their favourite places, team up for days out and help each other.

Sign up for free and tell us where you live.
Join your region or a topic group such as “Hiking with a baby”.
Plan days out, share tips and meet other families.
Freiburg · One flat hour around the lake, then coffee. Freiburg & area group.
Offenburg · The group brings the materials, you bring the good mood. Ortenau group.
Hinterzarten · For children aged 1 to 3 with their parents. High Black Forest group.
Waldkirch · With child carriers, breaks and a picnic. Dads on the move group.
Freiburg · For everyone who has just moved here. With a play corner for the kids. New to the Black Forest group.
Villingen · Board games, a building corner and cake in the community hall. Rainy days indoors group.
“Finally I know in advance whether I can get in with the pushchair. Sounds small, but it saves our nerves every weekend.”
“Through the Ortenau group we met two families. Now we go hiking together every month.”
“The Thursday newsletter is our Saturday plan. The rainy-day tips have saved us many times.”
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Home › For businesses › Family Approved
Our quality seal for cafés, restaurants, hotels and leisure attractions that welcome families wholeheartedly.
Transparent and open for everyone to see. A business must meet all five.
Step-free access: level paths and wide doors so the pram can come along everywhere.
Accessible to mums and dads, with a changing mat and bin.
Kids’ dishes and small portions at fair prices, plus child-friendly tableware.
Play corner, colouring things or a garden. Kids shouldn't get bored.
High chairs, a child seat on the toilet and surroundings where children can move around safely.
With our toy packages from €99 you meet the “Play” criterion straight away. Colouring books, wooden toys and picture books, ready to go.
The assessment is planned as an annual fee, scaled by business size. We'll set exact prices before launch.
Local families we train as test families. They visit the business unannounced.
You get concrete tips and can be reassessed after making improvements.
Twelve months. Then a new test family reassesses.
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Colouring books, wooden toys, picture books and more: three ready-made packages for cafés, restaurants and hotels. Plus the Blusho collection.

Everything your business needs for little guests, ready to go. Tested toys, sturdy and beautiful.
For cafés, bakeries and ice-cream parlours
99 €one-off, example price
The essentials for little guests, in one box. Ready in five minutes.
For restaurants and cafés with some space
399 €one-off, example price
A proper play corner with a rug, books and wooden toys. Parents eat in peace.
For hotels, holiday flats and large restaurants
899 €one-off, example price
A dedicated family area: play kitchen, table and chairs, book shelf and welcome bags.
Example prices excl. VAT. Products, quantities and prices are examples for the prototype.
48 pages of animals, mountains and places to colour in.
10 ×age 3+12 colours, break-resistant, with sharpener.
2 cupsage 2+Fit small hands, non-toxic.
1 setage 1+9 beech-wood pieces with fox, owl and deer.
2 ×age 2+24 picture pairs from the region.
1 ×age 3+“Children welcome here” with Blusho.
3 ×With lid and Blusho label, stackable.
1 ×48 pages of animals, mountains and places to colour in.
25 ×age 3+Mazes, spot-the-difference and dot-to-dot.
15 ×age 5+12 colours, break-resistant, with sharpener.
4 cupsage 2+Fit small hands, non-toxic.
2 setsage 1+9 beech-wood pieces with fox, owl and deer.
3 ×age 2+24 picture pairs from the region.
1 ×age 3+140 × 200 cm with roads and forest, washable.
1 ×age 1+50 pieces in basic shapes, in a cotton bag.
1 setage 1+Wooden rings in rainbow colours.
1 ×age 1+Board books and read-aloud books, mixed.
8 booksage 1+Chalk and magnetic side, tip-proof.
1 ×age 3+Unbreakable, dishwasher-safe.
6 setsage 1+Wipe-clean, fits standard chairs.
2 ×age 3+Nappies in 3 sizes, wipes, changing mat.
1 set“Children welcome here” with Blusho.
5 ×With lid and Blusho label, stackable.
2 ×48 pages of animals, mountains and places to colour in.
40 ×age 3+Mazes, spot-the-difference and dot-to-dot.
25 ×age 5+12 colours, break-resistant, with sharpener.
6 cupsage 2+Fit small hands, non-toxic.
3 setsage 1+9 beech-wood pieces with fox, owl and deer.
4 ×age 2+24 picture pairs from the region.
2 ×age 3+140 × 200 cm with roads and forest, washable.
1 ×age 1+50 pieces in basic shapes, in a cotton bag.
2 setsage 1+Wooden rings in rainbow colours.
1 ×age 1+Chalk and magnetic side, tip-proof.
1 ×age 3+With hob, oven and accessories for little chefs.
1 ×age 3+Table and two chairs made of wood.
1 ×age 2+With 15 hand-picked children's books.
1 ×age 1+Soft, 30 cm, washable at 30 °C.
2 ×from birthColouring book, stickers and an explorer map of the region.
20 ×age 3+Unbreakable, dishwasher-safe.
10 setsage 1+Wipe-clean, fits standard chairs.
3 ×age 3+Nappies in 3 sizes, wipes, changing mat.
2 sets“Children welcome here” with Blusho.
8 ×With lid and Blusho label, stackable.
3 ×| Starter Box99 € | Play Corner399 € | Family World899 € | |
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| Colouring and puzzle books | 10 | 40 | 65 |
| Coloured pencils and wax crayons | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wooden puzzle and memory game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Play rug and wooden toys | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Picture books | – | 8 | 15 + shelf |
| Kids' cutlery and booster seats | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Emergency changing kit | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Play kitchen and table set | – | – | ✓ |
| Welcome bags for families | – | – | 20 |
| Blusho plush to borrow | – | – | 2 |
| Space needed | Shelf | approx. 2 m² | approx. 6 m² |
You get in touch, we give you a quick call.
Within about a week, everything in labelled boxes.
With a set-up plan; takes 5 to 60 minutes depending on the package.
If you like, we then assess you for the seal.
10 colouring books and 5 puzzle books.
29 €20 bags for your family guests.
59 €To lend or to sell.
24,90 €
Soft, 30 cm, with a glowing star on the chest.
29,90 €
Blusho's journey through the Black Forest, 48 pages.
8,90 €
With bug viewer, explorer's notebook and water bottle.
34,90 €
40 stickers with Blusho, stars and animals.
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