Featured things to do
Bluff Top Sea Ranch Access
The Sea Ranch
Sonoma County Regional Parks manages the Bluff Top Sea Ranch Access Trail, one of six public access trails in The Sea Ranch, a private community located south of Gualala.
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Cline Cellars
Vacaville
Cline Cellars is family-owned since 1982 by Fred and Nancy Cline. All their wines are sustainably farmed. No reservations necessary for parties with six or fewer.
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Doran Regional Park
Bodega Bay
Doran Park has a 2-mile stretch of sandy beach and is a popular place for visitors to picnic, build sand castles, fly kites, surf, fish and stroll. And best of all, dogs on leash are welcome throughout the park.
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Sea Ranch Public Access Trails
The Sea Ranch
Sonoma County Regional Parks manages 6 public access trails in The Sea Ranch, a private community south of Gualala. Trails start at Highway 1 parking areas and cross bluff-top meadows and forests to rugged coastline.
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Ace It Bike Tours
Windsor
Embark on a unique adventure with Ace It Bike Tours in the picturesque town of Windsor, located in Sonoma County.
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Cloverdale
Cloverdale River Park runs along the west bank of the Russian River in northern Sonoma County.
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Cloverdale
Cloverdale Wine Country KOA, located in the picturesque Sonoma County, offers a delightful retreat for both humans and their furry companions.
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Santa Rosa
Each of the California Welcome Centers scattered throughout the state are staffed with personal travel concierges. These knowledgeable experts are...
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Sebastopol
The Barlow, located in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, is a unique business community that brings together food producers, wine makers, brewers, distillers, and artists under one roof.
Read moreWestside Regional Park
Bodega Bay
Westside Regional Park in Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, offers a plethora of amenities for outdoor enthusiasts. The park features individual campsites, potable water, and restrooms equipped with electrical outlets, flush toilets, and coin-operated showers.
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Forestville
In Forestville, Sonoma County, travelers can explore the scenic Wohler Bridge, a historic landmark connecting Eastside Road and Westside Road along the Russian River.
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Cinco de Mayo with your dog: California’s best patios
Cinco de Mayo is one of California’s great outdoor holidays. The first week of May delivers reliably warm weather from San Diego to Sacramento, patio season hits full stride, and the margaritas flow. And if you have a dog? You’re…
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Ticks and Lyme disease in California dogs
California reports roughly 1/200th the Lyme cases of New York — and our tick season peaks in fall and winter, not summer. Here's what California-specific CDC data, vet research, and CDPH surveillance actually show, and what it means for protecting…
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Healdsburg with your dog: where pups own the square
Healdsburg is 67 miles north of the Golden Gate and built around a historic plaza where dogs aren't just allowed, they're expected. Here's how we spend a Sonoma wine weekend with the pup.
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California’s best dog-friendly resorts
Resorts are different from hotels. A hotel is somewhere you sleep between activities. A resort is the activity — grounds you can walk for an hour, restaurants and bars on the property, water access, real space for a dog to…
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Northern California coast trails, Pacifica to Bodega Bay
The Northern California coast between San Francisco and Bodega Bay is one of the best stretches of shoreline in the country to explore with a dog. Bluff trails, wide beaches, hidden coves, working harbors, redwood-shaded ravines that drop straight to…
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Dog-friendly Bay Area spring getaways under 2 hours
Five spring dog-friendly escapes under two hours from San Francisco or Oakland: Half Moon Bay and Pescadero, Healdsburg and the Russian River, Calistoga and upper Napa, Bodega Bay and the Sonoma Coast, and Santa Cruz on the edge of Monterey…
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