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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Visit the Giant Redwoods of Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve. The ancient coast redwood is the tallest living thing on the planet! These remarkable trees live to be 500-1000 years old and can grow to a diameter of 12 to 16 feet. A few trees survive over 2,000 years and reach 350 feet in height. As you enter the park, you will feel your own pulse drop, and a strange calm will overtake you as you breathe in the fragrant aroma and stroll through the fog-shrouded trails. This “Nature’s Cathedral” is as close to magic as we mortals can imagine.
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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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Sonoma Coast hiking options are diverse and plentiful, from sand dunes to peaks with trails offering vistas as far away as the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge.
Sonoma Coast State Park There are three areas of the park that offer hiking opportunities. Most of the hikes along the headlands are not that strenuous as you are walking across fairly flat ground that is essentially an open prairie.
Treasures await you among the antique stores of Wine Country! While the area’s antique stores can be found in most communities, there are clusters of stores that will make it easier to Go Antiquing and explore. Sebastopol and Petaluma present a nice grouping of long standing antique shoppes, as does Healdsburg and Santa Rosa. Below is a guide to antique stores in this area.
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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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Escape from Code Zone, Petaluma’s first and only escape room experience!
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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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If you are looking for live entertainment, Mystic Theatre in Petaluma will not disappoint, with at least one band playing or concert almost every night. Recent concerts included Robin Trower, Stephen Marley, Petty Theft and Billie Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters.
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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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