Sonoma County Regional Parks

05/29/2026

Want to help give Hood Mountain a little glow up? Our partners at Redwood Trails Alliance would love some extra hands on Saturday.
Check the original post for details and RSVP before you go!

Joking aside, we still have 7 spots for this Saturday's workday on Mt. Hood, who's in?! ⛰️🛠️

Join Redwood Trails Alliance this Saturday, May 30th at 9:00 AM to give Hood Mountain some love. We’ll be installing new signs on the Squirrel Scamper Trail and finishing up gravel work on the new connector trail at the end of Los Alamos Rd.

🪵 The Quick Details:
Where: Hood Mountain North Access (3000 Los Alamos Rd, Santa Rosa).

We Provide: Tools, parking passes, daytime snacks, plus lunch & drinks after! 🌯

Bring: Long sleeves/pants (poison oak alert!), sturdy boots, work gloves, hat, and water.

⚠️ RSVP is required so we can tally the lunch order. If you register and can't make it, just let us know!

🔗 Link in bio or visit trailsalliance.org/events to claim your spot! 👇

05/29/2026

Splash into summer at Spring Lake! 💦

The floating Water Park, swimming lagoon, inner tube, kayak and paddleboard rentals are open for the summer season! Activities are open this weekend May 30-31, then will be open daily starting June 5.

Lagoon swimming or just playing on the beach is always free, no reservations needed.

Water Park tickets, inner tube rentals, boat and paddleboard rentals available at SoCoParks.org/Aquatics

The Spring Lake Cafè will be offering burgers, hot dogs, cold drinks and more. Hours and more info at SpringLake.cafe 🍔
Park info at SoCoParks.org/SpringLake

05/28/2026

Protected creek corridors in your regional parks provide food, shelter and travel routes for a surprising variety of wildlife.

Here you can see beavers, North American river otters, raccoons, great blue herons, mallard ducks, wild turkeys, scrub jays, ground squirrels, black-tailed deer, red-shouldered hawks and more all rely on the same habitat in this Sonoma Valley regional park.

An easy way you can help protect these animals is to keep creeks and trails clean. Trash left behind contaminates waterways and can harm wildlife and the habitats they depend on. Discarded fishing lines and hooks can entangle birds and harm other aquatic wildlife.

If you pack it in, pack it out, and maybe even pick up an extra piece of litter while you’re there. Small actions can make a big difference for your creeks, rivers, lakes and the wildlife that call them home.

[This video shows trail camera footage of a variety of wildlife using the same creek habitat during the day and at night. Animals move through vegetation, drink, forage, swim and walk along the water’s edge.]

05/22/2026

[Español abajo] Headed to the Russian River?
Accessorize accordingly 🦺

Free loaner life jackets are available throughout the summer at:
• Del Rio Woods
• Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach
• Steelhead Beach
• Forestville River Access
• Sunset Beach

Borrow one for the day and return it when you leave. Our roving Russian River lifeguard patrol also visits river beaches Fridays through Mondays, starting Memorial Day weekend and continuing through the summer. More summer river tips at SoCoParks.org/River-Tips

Our free lifejacket loaner program is supported in part by the and local community donors
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¿Van para el Russian River?
Vayan preparados 🦺

Habrán chalecos salvavidas gratuitos disponibles durante todo el verano en las playas del río:
• Del Rio Woods
• Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach
• Steelhead Beach
• Forestville River Access
• Sunset Beach

Pidan prestado uno para el día y devuélvanlo antes de irse. Nuestro equipo móvil de salvavidas del Russian River también visita las playas del río de viernes a lunes durante todo el verano. Más consejos para disfrutar el río este verano en SoCoParks.org/River-Tips

Nuestro programa gratuito de préstamo de chalecos salvavidas cuenta con el apoyo, en parte, de la

05/21/2026

[Español abajo] As of Thursday, May 21, West County Regional Trail between Dufranc Ave. and Ellis Ct. has reopened for public use, following its closure due to a large tree that had fallen across the trail.

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A partir del jueves 21 de mayo, el sendero regional West County entre Dufranc Ave. y Ellis Ct. ha reabierto al uso público después de permanecer cerrado debido a la caída de un árbol grande sobre el sendero.

05/21/2026

Headed to the Russian River this weekend? Ride the Regional Parks River Shuttle!

Beach parking lots can fill early on busy summer weekends. Hop on the shuttle for an easier way to reach Steelhead and Sunset beaches.

Shuttles run every 30 minutes, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., weekends and holidays through Labor Day from the El Molino High School (7050 Covey Road) in Forestville. The shuttle ride to Steelhead is about 7 minutes.

All-day tickets are $5. Youth 18 and younger ride free, and parking at El Molino is free.

Bringing a tube? Deflated tubes are OK on the shuttle. Inflate them at Steelhead Beach, or rent one from

Picknickers welcome! Coolers, fishing poles and other gear also allowed on the shuttle.

Plan your trip and get tickets at SoCoParks.org/Shuttle

05/20/2026

Today, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance that would place the Parks for All – Measure M sales tax renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot.

If approved by voters, the measure would continue the existing one-eighth-cent sales tax approved by Sonoma County voters in 2018. The proposal would not increase the current tax rate or create an additional tax.
Parks for All funding supports park maintenance and improvements, expand trails, renovate recreation facilities, reduce wildfire risks and improve access to the outdoors. Two-thirds of the revenue supports Sonoma County Regional Parks, while one-third is distributed among the county’s nine cities based on population.

Parks for All funding has supported recent renovations of Maxwell Farms and Larson parks in Sonoma Valley, trail construction at Taylor Mountain in Santa Rosa and Helen Putnam in Petaluma and the opening and expansion of Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Preserve.

The Board is expected to consider adoption of the ordinance this summer. Read the press release at SoCoParks.org/SalesTax

05/19/2026

A big thank you to Sonoma County Library for this partnership and our shared commitment to making outdoor experiences more accessible for everyone in Sonoma County!

350 additional Sonoma County Regional Parks passes will be added to the Sonoma County Library collection as of June 1, 2026!

“Libraries are designed to open doors — not only to knowledge, but to experiences people might not otherwise have,” said Library Director Erika Thibault. “Our partnership [with Sonoma County Regional Parks] reflects that purpose, creating new pathways for residents to explore, connect and spend time in the spaces that make Sonoma County special. It’s about making opportunity visible, tangible and within reach for everyone we serve.”

Learn more: https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-increases-access-to-parks-with-expanded-library-pass-program

05/19/2026

[Español abajo] As of Monday, May 18, West County Regional Trail between Dufranc Ave. and Ellis Ct. is closed due to a large tree that has fallen across the trail. The rest of the trail remains open.

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A partir del lunes 18 de mayo, el sendero “West County Regional Trail” entre Dufranc Ave. y Ellis Ct. está cerrado debido a un árbol grande que cayó sobre el sendero. El resto del sendero permanece abierto.