Arnold Field
& Hughes/Teeter Field Adjacent to Depot
Park between First Street East and First Street West. Sonoma (707)-565-2041
Arnold Field is named after 5 Star General Henry "Hap" Arnold, World
War II Commanding General of the Army Air Force. He was a Sonoma Valley resident
after the end of the War until his death in 1950. Softball fields (not for public
use).
Bouverie
Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch P.O. Box 1195 Glen Ellen, CA 95442 (707)-938-4554
The
Bouverie Preserve includes over 500 acres and hosts environmental education for
local elementary school grade students. The Preserve is home to four plant communities:
oak woodland, mixed evergreen, riparian woodland, and chaparral, and a distinct
variety of large and small animals, over 125 species of birds, and more than 325
species of wild plants. Public access is limited to those visitors chosen by lottery
a few times a year. Tours are lead by volunteer docents.
Directions
from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel time: 15 minutes From the south side of the
Plaza, take Highway 12 west (West Napa Street). Pass Verano Avenue and continue
on Highway 12 for approximately 7 miles. Turn right into the Bouverie Preserve
ranch gated driveway.
Depot
Park 270 First Street West Between
Napa and Spain Streets. Sonoma (707)-938-3681
Picnic
area, playground, volleyball, gazebo, bicycle path, bocce ball, pétanque,
barbecues, Depot Park Museum
Farmers' Market, Fridays
from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, year 'round
Directions from the Sonoma
Plaza: From the north side of the Plaza, on the left side of the Toscano Hotel,
walk through the courtyard to the back parking lot. At the far end of the parking
lot is Depot Park.
Eraldi
Park Behind Sassarini School 652
Fifth Street West Sonoma (707)-938-3681
Playground,
picnic area
Directions from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel
time: 5 minutes From the south side of the Plaza, go west on Highway 12 (West
Napa Street) and turn left onto 5th Street West. Continue to Sassarini
School on the left.
Ernie
Smith Park 18776 Gilman Drive Between Gilman
Drive and Arnold Drive. El Verano (707)-565-2041 (707)-539-8092
Playground and picnic area
Softball
field
Outdoor environmental learning area
Wetlands
area
Directions from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel
time: 10 minutes From the south side of the Plaza, take Highway 12 west (West
Napa Street) to Verano Avenue. Left on Verano, then right on Arnold Drive. Continue
on 3 or 4 blocks. You'll see Ernie Smith Park on the right from Arnold Drive.
Field
of Dreams 175 1st Street West. Sonoma Behind
the Sonoma Police Station at Call the City of Sonoma for information (707)-938-3681
Softball and soccer fields.
Directions
from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel time: 3 minutes From the north side of the
Plaza, take 1st Street West northward to the police station. From the
police station parking lot, walk to the Field of Dreams beyond, or take the bike
path from Depot Park.
Kenwood Plaza
Park 200 Warm Springs Road. Kenwood
(707)-565-2041 (707) 539-8092
Playground,
picnic area
Directions from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel
time: 25 minutes From the south side of the Plaza, take Highway 12 west (West
Napa Street). Pass Verano Avenue and continue on Highway 12 for approximately
10 miles. Turn left onto Warm Springs Road.
Larson
Park End of DeChene Avenue. Boyes Hot Springs
(707)-565-2041
Playground, picnic area, tennis
courts, softball and soccer fields, creek.
Directions
from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel time: 10 minutes From the south side of the
Plaza, take Highway 12 west (West Napa Street). Pass Verano Avenue and continue
on Highway 12. Turn left onto Boyes Boulevard, then right onto Greger Street.
Turn left on Lichtenberg Avenue and right on DeChene Avenue. Follow DeChene Avenue
to the end and into Larson Park.
Maxwell
Farms Regional Park Corner of Highway 12 and
Verano Avenue. Sonoma (707) 565-2041
Picnic area, barbecue pit, playground, soccer
and softball fields, tennis courts, Boys and Girls Club, skate park, bike path,
woods, open space, creek, 40 acres of natural trails
Directions from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel time: 10 minutes From the south
side of the Plaza, take Highway 12 west (West Napa Street) to Verano Avenue. Left
on Verano, then continue into the parking lot on the left.
Nathanson
Creek / Roland Hauk Nature Area At Fine Avenue
and Dewell Drive. Sonoma (707)-938-3681
Biking and hiking, dog walking.
Directions
from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel time: 10 minutes From the "T" intersection
at the south side of the Plaza, follow Broadway (Highway 12) southward. Continue
for two miles and turn left onto Napa Road. Turn left onto Larkin Drive, then
make your first left onto turn left onto Dewell Drive. Follow it to Fine Avenue.
Sonoma Bike
Path From
Fourth Street East to Maxwell Farms Regional Park. Sonoma
(707)-938-3681
Biking and hiking path, parks,
playgrounds, picnic areas, barbecues, and dog walking. Directions from the Sonoma
Plaza: Travel time: 3 minutes The Sonoma Bike Path runs from 4th
Street East, through Depot Park and Olson Park, and on to Maxwell Farms Regional
Park on Highway 12. From the north side of the Plaza, on the left side of the
Toscano Hotel, walk through the courtyard to the back parking lot. At the far
end of the parking lot is Depot Park.
Sonoma
Plaza Park Central Sonoma
Picnic
areas, playground, amphitheater, ducks and pond, chickens, fountain, rose garden,
local events, City Hall, Visitors Center
Farmers' Market:
5:00 pm to dusk in April through October
Sonoma
Valley Regional Park 13630 Sonoma Highway. Glen
Ellen (707)-565-2041 (707) 539-8092
Hiking
and biking trails, dog park, picnic area
Directions
from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel time: 20 minutes From the south side of the
Plaza, take Highway 12 west (West Napa Street). Pass Verano Avenue and continue
on Highway 12 for approximately 7 miles. Sonoma Valley Regional Park is on the
left next to the fire station.
Hiking, horseback riding (rental) camping, fishing,
picnic areas, creek, spring wildflowers, winter waterfall, observatory, biking
trails.
Hugging the west side of the Mayacamas mountains,
the Sugarloaf State Park grounds include over 20 miles of trail though oak groves,
meadows, and redwood forests around Sonoma Creek. In spring and summer the days
are warm to hot with very cool nights. In the winter below the campground is a
25-foot waterfall. Springtime wildflowers abound.
Directions
from the Sonoma Plaza: Travel time: 30 minutes From the south side of the
Plaza, take Highway 12 west (West Napa Street). Pass Verano Avenue and continue
on Highway 12 for approximately 10 miles. Turn right onto Adobe Canyon Road and
follow it to the end.
From
Fourth Street East to Maxwell Farms Regional Park. 