1
Sonoma State Historic Park
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
65 acres0.5 mi of trail
Holstein Hill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Sonoma
Sonoma, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Sonoma is conserved land, roughly 185 acres. There are about 5.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sonoma State Historic Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Sonoma, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Sonoma outdoors
Conserved land
11%
185 of 1,747 acres
Trails
5.2 mi
1.9 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
16
17 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 4.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Sonoma Plaza
Park
7 acres0.4 mi of trail
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Montini Open Space Preserve
Park
27 acres0.3 mi of trail
Holstein Hill TrailService Road Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Field Of Dreams
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 16 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 16 parks & preserves
Sonoma State Historic Park65 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · California Department of Parks and Recreation
Sonoma Plaza7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Montini Open Space Preserve27 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Nathanson Creek Preserve Demonstration Garden1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Depot Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Olsen Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Field Of Dreams10 acres
Madera Park5 acres
Nathanson Creek Park5 acres
Eraldi Park4 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Sonoma
Unnamed playground in Olsen Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Macarthur Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.3 mi
- Sonona Overlook Trail1.1 mi
- Holstein Hill Trail0.3 mi
- Sonona Overlook Trail - Meadow Loop0.3 mi
- Toyon Trail0.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cutoff0.1 mi
- Service Road Path0.1 mi
Who protects the land
185 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths4.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball8
- Tennis6
- Baseball5
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Sonoma
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 70 acState Historic or Cultural Area 66 acLocal Other or Unknown 45 acRanch Easement 35 acUnknown Easement 6 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoma State Historic ParkState Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 66 | Open |
| MontiniLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Dog ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Arnold ParkLocal Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Depot ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| The PlazaLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Carter ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Sonoma Garden ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| ScwaLocal Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 6 | Restricted |
| Eraldi ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Bear Flag MonumentIn Sonoma Plaza · Memorial
Mountain CemeteryCemetery
Saint Francis Solano Catholic CemeteryCemetery
Valley CemeteryCemetery
Veterans Memorial Park CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Sonoma and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoma | 10.6% | 5.2 mi | 16 |
| El Verano | 3% | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Sonoma's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.