We don't really have any options like that where we live. It's either at home or at the park, which is what we usually do. The park has a huge shaded undercover playground, and the kids just play on that. There is a couple of BBQ's if we want to cook something as well and power so we can play music.

Sorry can't offer much more advice than that. Last year we were going to take DD and up to 4 friends, as that would be the max amount of kids we could fit in the car with 2 parents, to the next town over for mcdonalds and a movie. But it didn't line up with DH's days off and there was no way I was making the trip by myself with a car full of girls LOL.

Nic