Things to do:
– Zip-lining: If you are into adventure, this is totally for you. They have about 8 zip-lines and once you are up there, you have to finish them all to be able to come down. We would totally recommend zip-lining, its lot of fun. It takes about good 4 hours to do the whole thing. They will train you initially. So if you are just planning a day in Sonoma county, you might want to start early.
http://sonomacanopytours.com/pricing.php
http://sonomacanopytours.com/pricing.php
– Safari West: If you have kids, this might be for you. They also have packages for staying over in their cottages. They do have daily safari tours.
http://www.safariwest.com/
http://www.safariwest.com/
– Visiting Peanut Museum: If you are into comic characters and have kids, this might be for you. Peanut character was invented in Santa Rosa.
https://schulzmuseum.org/ and https://www.snoopygift.com/– Howarth Park: Great park for kids with loads of activities. They have a petting zoo, barn, horse riding, mini-train and many play structures.
http://srcity.org/departments/recreationandparks/parks/howarth/Pages/default.aspx
https://schulzmuseum.org/ and https://www.snoopygift.com/– Howarth Park: Great park for kids with loads of activities. They have a petting zoo, barn, horse riding, mini-train and many play structures.
http://srcity.org/departments/recreationandparks/parks/howarth/Pages/default.aspx
– Wine-Tasting:
- Korbel Winery is nice and also offers a free tour and free champagne tasting. It takes about 45 mins to complete entire tour. From here the Armstrong woods park is only 10 mins drive so this can be a good outing. From this winery, you can also go to Bodega beach.
- Castello di Amorosa – Castle winery http://www.castellodiamorosa.com/
- Sterling – This winery is on a hill and they take you up there in a cable car. Views are awesome though the wines are ok. Cable car ticket also includes wine tasting http://www.sterlingvineyards.com/home
- Ledson is another great winery and structure resembles that of a castle.
- Francis Coppola is also a good touristy winery.
Really good winery, it has a nice deck so you can opt for a lunch there but got do reservation for a lunch table. It was rated for best outdoor dining in Northern califonia. They also have a bocce ball court.
- Paradise Ridge Winery http://prwinery.com/
Lot of innovative artifacts and large structures on the way to winery. Winery is located on a hill so wonderful view of the valley!!!
– Beer Tasting: If you are into beer, then definitely try out Russian river brewery for evening beer. Fantastic place and during some there releases, people come from all over the world and the lines are 8-9 hours long. Try out their full beer tasting platter.Lines could be an hour long to get in. Just an disclaimer.
Accommodation – Summer weekends tend to get busy as we are in wine county. Hotels are super expensive. There are lot of vacation rentals around so booking a vacation rental might be more comfortable and economical. There is always RnK Studios to visit in Santa Rosa !!!
Romil Thank you For Sharing..
Yes both of these places are good we have visited.
Castello di Amorosa – Castle
Sterling Vines..
Plus there is Culinary college on the way which is very good.
there is also Old Faithful geyser .
For safari we stayed last year but would say not worth the amount you pay for staying may be you can take a tour. If you plan to see particular animals then make sure you check it out as they don’t have many animals.
Feb 2010 we visited Safari West for one night stay.. Our experience was very nice. Our cabin was right opp Giraffe section, so for whole time till late night we could watch Giraffe in our background.
Dimple you guys will be lucky but we got our tent facing opp Flamingo and there was that stingy smell coming all time plus the noise of birds. upon that the canvas had some wear and tear. so it was bit cold too they did come and put duct tape to cover it. so over all after paying more than 400 $ per night did not feel worth it.
We visited Howarth Park.
Nice State Park with lots to do.
Kids loved the Pony ride, Jump house and Train ride. Unfortunately Animal Barn was not in operation during our visit.
Play structure too was lot of funs for the kids.
While planning your visit to Sonoma County check the weather….it was terribly hot this weekend and we baked ourself in 110.