State and County Parks

Sonoma County Parks

State Parks 15 minutes from Santa Rosa

State Parks 30 minutes from Santa Rosa

State Parks 60 - 90 minutes from Santa Rosa

State Parks 15 minutes from Santa Rosa:

Annadel State Park
Annadel State Park is a wilderness at your doorstep. Hikers, horsemen, photographers, anglers, and joggers enjoy its 35 miles of trail, and there are nearly 5,000 acres of rolling hills.
Jack London State Historic Park
Jack London State Historic Park is a memorial to writer and adventurer Jack London.  The park contains the cottage residence where he wrote books, short stories, articles and letters while he oversaw various agricultural enterprises.

State Parks 30 minutes from Santa Rosa:

Armstrong Woods State Reserve
Armstrong Redwoods 520 acre preserves is home to stately and magnificent Sequoia sempervirens. These trees stand together as a testament to the wonders of the natural world. 
Austin Creek State Recreation Area
Austin Creek State Recreation Area is adjacent to Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve and is accessed through the same entrance. With open woodlands, rolling hills, and meadows, its topography offers a strong contrast to the dense, primeval redwood forest below.
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park
Petaluma Adobe, preserved in Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park in Sonoma County, is one of the oldest preserved buildings in Northern California.
Sonoma Coast State Beach
The Beach, actually a series of beaches separated by rock bluffs and headlands, extends 17 miles from Bodega Head to Vista Trail located 4 miles north of Jenner featuring more than a dozen scenic points along coast Highway 1.
Sonoma State Historical Park
Unlike most parks with a plot of land and geographical boundaries, Sonoma State Historic Park is a series of historic attractions in several locations within the community.
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park contains the headwaters of Sonoma Creek with 25 miles of trails for hiking and horseback riding. 

State Parks 60-90 minutes from Santa Rosa:

Fort Ross State Historic Park
Fort Ross State Historic Park is one of the oldest historical park units in the California State Park System.
Kruse Rhododendron State Reserve
This pristine reserve contains 317 acres of second-growth redwood, Douglas fir, grand firs, tanoaks, and a plethora of rhododendrons. Each May these spectacular flowers burst into bloom and color the deep green of the forest with brilliant pink blossoms.
Salt Point State Park
With 20 miles of hiking trails, over six miles of rugged coastline, and an underwater park, you can enjoy a variety of picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, fishing, skin and SCUBA diving, and camping.