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Another New Regional Park and Open Space Preserve Coming to Sonoma Coast
This month the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag & Open Space) will transfer ownership of a 1,236-acre coastal property to Sonoma County Regional Parks. This land, owned and managed by Ag & Open Space as Wright Hill Ranch, will eventually open to the public as a regional park and open space preserve adjacent to the Red Hill portion of Sonoma Coast State Park, just south of where the Russian River meets the Pacific Ocean. Read full story
Regional Parks receives $500K to aid fire recovery at Foothill Regional Park
Sonoma County Regional Parks received a $500,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente to renovate Foothill Regional Park with a climate-adaptive design to make it more resilient to wildfires. Read full story
Sonoma County Regional Parks releases first annual report for Measure M parks sales tax
A report on the first year of the local Measure M – Parks for All sales tax spending is now available and summarizes the various ways Sonoma County and its nine cities allocated $12.4 million in new funding to expand and improve parks in the 2019-20 fiscal year. Read full story
First nature-inspired play area in south Santa Rosa opens to the public
Sonoma County Regional Parks has constructed and opened a nature-inspired outdoor play area where kids and families can connect with the natural world at Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve. Read full story
New Park and Open Space Preserve Coming to Sonoma Coast
The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space), a special district dedicated to protecting our working and natural lands forever, transferred ownership of a 335-acre coastal property to Sonoma County Regional Parks. This land, known as Carrington Coast Ranch, will eventually open to the public as a regional park and open space preserve just north of Salmon Creek. Read full story
Sonoma County Regional Parks purchases 500 acres near Monte Rio
Sonoma County Regional Parks has acquired more than 500 acres in Monte Rio through a collaborative effort to preserve critical coastal range forest and create a diverse trail system in what will be the first regional park for this part of the county. Read full story
Shaded fuel break to be constructed in Sonoma Valley Regional Park
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Sonoma County Regional Parks will begin construction of a shaded fuel break in Sonoma Valley Regional Park in an effort to improve forest health, promote park resiliency, and modulate the severity of future wildfires. Read full story
Free Holiday Parking at Regional Parks for Veterans and ActiveDuty Military
In honor of Veterans Day, military members, veterans and their families will receive free parking at all Sonoma County Regional Parks on the holiday and the preceding weekend. Active duty military, veterans and their families can visit county-managed parks and trails with a special pass that waives the $7 day-use parking fee from Saturday, Nov. 7, through Wednesday, Nov. 11. Read full story
Publicinvited to shape future of North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Open SpacePreserve
Sonoma County Regional Parks is asking for community feedback on the potential for future trails, campsites and other recreational amenities at North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Preserve. The department is creating a master plan to guide the park’s development and invites the public to review and comment on three plan alternatives between now and Oct. 30. Read full story
New trail opens in Sonoma County’s HoodMountain Regional Park & Open Space Preserve
Hikers, cyclists and equestrians have new access to a section of wilderness in Sonoma Valley's Mayacamas Mountains, thanks to the recently constructed Lawson Trail, now open to the public at Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve. Read full story