Sonoma County

Sonoma County located in California's North Coast in the San Francisco Bay Area, is about 45 minutes north of San Francisco. As such, it suffers from what could be dubbed the "Middle Child Syndrome:" Its main cities of Petaluma and Santa Rosa are small and provincial when compared to San Francisco; yet the area is not the untamed wilderness of California's North Coast.

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Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is the largest city in Sonoma County, California, and fifth largest in the San Francisco Bay Area. Santa Rosa Travel Guide »
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Healdsburg
Healdsburg is in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of California. It's lovely, quaint town that used to be an agricultural outpost. Healdsburg Travel Guide »
Glen Ellen
Glen Ellen
Glen Ellen is in Sonoma County in the Sonoma Valley wine region and was once the home to the writer Jack London. Glen Ellen Travel Guide »
Sonoma
Sonoma
Sonoma is in the Sonoma Valley in Sonoma County just north of the Bay Area of California. Sonoma Travel Guide »
Russian River
Russian River
The Russian River is a summer resort and wine area in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties in Northern California, popular for canoeing … Russian River Travel Guide »
Petaluma
Petaluma is located in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of California. Petaluma Travel Guide »
Guerneville
Guerneville is a town along the Russian River in California. Pronounced "Gurnville", the town is known for environmental and gay … Guerneville Travel Guide »
Sea Ranch
Sea Ranch is a planned unincorporated community, in Sonoma County, in the North Coast region of California. Sea Ranch Travel Guide »
Fort Ross
Fort Ross
Fort Ross a California State Historical Park in the North Coast of California. Although fairly remote, it is well worth a visit … Fort Ross Travel Guide »
Rohnert Park
Rohnert Park is a city located in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of California. Rohnert Park Travel Guide »
Jenner
Jenner is a very small town overlooking the mouth of the Russian River in California. What you see here is about all there is in town. Jenner Travel Guide »
Sebastopol
Sebastopol is in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of California. It is named after a city in Crimea which we list as Sevastopol. Sebastopol Travel Guide »
Windsor
Windsor is in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of California. Windsor Travel Guide »
Forestville
Forestville
Forestville is a city in Sonoma County, located in Northern California. Set in the heart of "wine country", it is a small town … Forestville Travel Guide »
Bodega Bay
Bodega Bay is a town in Sonoma County in California. It was the location for the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's horror film The Birds. Bodega Bay Travel Guide »
Cloverdale
Cloverdale is located in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of California. Cloverdale Travel Guide »
Cotati
Cotati is a small city in Sonoma County with less than 8,000 people. It neighbors Rohnert Park, and is about 10 miles south of the County Seat, Santa Rosa. Cotati Travel Guide »
Occidental
Occidental is located on the North Coast in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in Sonoma County. Occidental Travel Guide »
Geyserville
Geyserville is a quaint one stop sign town. It has a myriad of wineries to taste at, off the beaten track roads to bike on … Geyserville Travel Guide »
Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve
Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve is in Sonoma County, California in the USA. Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve Travel Guide »
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is a state park in Sonoma County, California. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Travel Guide »
Boyes Hot Springs
Boyes Hot Springs is a town in Sonoma County in California. Boyes Hot Springs Travel Guide »
Cazadero
Cazadero is a town in Sonoma County in California. Cazadero Travel Guide »
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