October 16, 2025

Sonoma County

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Ride a Zipline in the Redwoods!

Nestled off Sonoma County’s coast and deep in the Redwoods, Sonoma Canopy Tours is nature’s way of offering high adventure. As one of the longest and highest canopy tours ever created, Sonoma Canopy Tours features 2 ½ hours of thrills, 7 adrenaline-pumping ziplines—one over 800’ long, 2 sky bridges with picturesque views, a majestic spiral staircase and rappel. From panoramic forest views to thrilling deep ravines, it’s the adventure of a lifetime, leaving you with a renewed appreciation for this unique eco-system.

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Take an Eco-Adventure with Stewards

Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods (Stewards) is a non-profit organization that partners with the Russian River Sector of California State Parks to support volunteer, education and stewardship programs. The sector includes Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve and Austin Creek State Recreation Area in Guerneville, Sonoma Coast State Park from Bodega Bay to Jenner, and the Willow Creek watershed.

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Spend the Day on the Russian River

Russian River Resort Area is everything you remember… and more! Whether you came here with your parents or your grandparents; you brought your own kids here when they were young; or the area simply represents everything you always wanted in a vacation, the Redwood studded banks of this river wonderland await you.

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Rooster Run Golf Course

The Rooster Run Golf Course started as pancake flat pastureland. Meandering through the property were three creeks. Along their beds grew native willows, cottonwoods and oak trees. These creeks and two ancient trees were incorporated in the design of the golf course, a total of 370,000 cubic feet of soil was moved to shape the course. As a result, the course features undulating hills, six lakes and the area’s only island green. There are thirty-nine fairway and green-side bunkers, adding to the challenging play of the course.

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See Live Theatre at Cinnabar

Celebrating their 50th season, Cinnabar Theater is an award-winning, critically acclaimed theater company and arts organization. Visitors can enjoy a variety of exciting performances, ranging from operas to original productions, from musicals to classic comedies and dramas, all in an intimate, 99-seat theater.

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Discover the Petaluma Historical Museum

The former library now houses Petaluma poultry, dairy, and Miwok Indian history exhibits from the 1850s. The cornerstone for this stately Carnegie Library was laid in 1904. The building, designed by local architect Brainerd Jones and built from locally quarried stone, features the largest free-standing leaded glass dome in Northern California. The building is in the neoclassical style, featuring original fan-glass windows, round leaded-glass windows, also original interior wood paneling and columns. It also houses a fine research library.

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See a Live Performance at Spreckels Performing Arts Center

Spreckels Performing Arts Center is a cultural gem strategically located on the Green Music Center/Sonoma State corridor of Rohnert Park Expressway in Rohnert Park. Now in its thirty-second year, the Performing Arts Center continues to present award-winning theatre, music and dance.

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