Activity Tourism covers a range of areas from “active” holidays involving canoeing, climbing, horse-riding and mountaineering, to the less physical, yet still activity-focused areas of nature watching, food trails, or local culture and heritage trails.
Sonoma Adventures
If you’re looking for one of the most fun and adventurous activities in Sonoma, Sonoma Adventures bike and Segway tours (guided and self-guided) and rentals allow you to see all of the best sights up close and personal. They will deliver rented equipment directly to...
General Vallejo’s Home
One of six sites that make up the Sonoma State Historic Park. This is a wonderfully preserved home and is well worth your time to explore this historic site. Located less than a mile west of the Sonoma Plaza, the home, also called Lachryma Montis, was the estate of...
Ernest Holman Memorial Dog Park
Located next to the Sonoma police station, it's a dog friendly off-leash activity area. It has a couple of chairs and a small wading pool for the dogs to cool off. It's small, but visitors can take advantage of it to let their Fidos stretch their legs. It is used by...
Ernie Smith Community Park
The park features a softball field, basketball court, a children's accessible play area, ans a wheelchair-accessible group picnic area. It also has a 1/2 acre off-leash dog park with picnic tables and a pet drinking fountain. The park has a little over 1/2 mile trail...
Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve
The 2,000-acre wilderness park on the edge of the Sonoma Valley, about 5 miles southeast of Santa Rosa. The park offers more than 19 miles of trails for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. Campsites are available. They include: Environmental campsites are...
Hudeman Slough Boat Launch
Located 10 miles from Sonoma, the boat launch paddlers access to the slough that links to San Pablo Bay. The boat launch can accommodate non-motorized boats up to 24 feet long. The slough is also a great place for bird watching, and dogs are welcome on leash. Please...
Larson Park
The park features a playground, picnic area, restrooms, community garden and wonderful views of Sonoma Creek. It also has: a baseball/softball field, a basketball court, a soccer/multi-use field, and Four tennis courts. Dogs are allowed on leash. Address: 329 DeChene...
Maxwell Farms Regional Park
A wonderful park that has something for the entire family. It features soccer and baseball fields, tennis and volleyball courts, a large playground, picnic sites, and 2.5 miles of level nature trails that travel through meadows, woods and along Sonoma Creek. Dogs are...
Montini Open Space Preserve
The Montini Open Space Preserve is covered with oak woodland, large rock outcroppings (including an historical rock quarry), and open grassland. The trails offer beautiful views of Sonoma Valley, San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. Protecting the Montini property has...
Russian River Adventures
Boat rentals for self-guided rafting through vineyards & redwoods. SOAR Inflatables / Russian River Adventures Address: 20 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg, CA 95448 Telephone: (707) 433-5599 Website: https://russianriveradventures.com/