Lisa & Laura
Things To Do
Sonoma County Coast
Head out to the Coast! (45 minute drive). A beautiful drive where you'll pass by Guerneville, the Korbel Winery, Armstrong Woods State Park and Duncans Mills, a former lumber mill town, now a small but sweet little shopping area. When you hit the coast, Goat Rock Beach is the first of many beach parks heading south along Highway 1 towards Bodega Bay.
State and County Parks
- SonomaCountyParks.org has info on the County’s 52 parks with many levels of walking, interest and events. Nearby are: - Spring Lake Regional Park A beautiful setting that contains swimming, fishing, a non-motor boat lagoon and lake and over 10 miles of multi use trails. Great day hikes. - Crane Creek Regional Park is mostly flat trails along Crane Creek (yes, the same Crane family of our barn fame) with many wildflower and raptor sightings probable. - Riverfront Park 2 miles from our home in Windsor, has 2 lakes, flat and rolling trails. - Annadel State Park is a huge mountain park with trails and a lake. A fishing license is needed to fish. - Armstrong Woods State Park A spectacular preserve of 805 acres of the stately and magnificent Sequoia sempervirens, commonly known as the coast redwood tree. Located in Guerneville, it's about a half hour drive.
Wine, Wine and Wineries
Sonoma County is a great destination for wine aficionados. With the Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley and Sonoma Coast just 4 of the 17 wine regions present here, you will find over 400 wineries to chose from. From large production wineries such as La Crema and Rodney Strong to small, artisan-style gems, just about all of them welcome you for a tour or tasting at their winery. If you're more about the wine and less about visiting the actual wineries, Healdsburg is home to over 30 tasting rooms.
Charles Schulz Museum
Charles Schulz Museum - a fabulous, whimsical museum with exhibits based on famed cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts and other comics. View the largest collection of original Peanuts art work in the world. There is a theater to watch animated Peanuts specials as well as documentaries.