Sonoma Hiking Trails
Just minutes from downtown Sonoma are two hiking trails, fun for kids of all ages. In spring, both trails have colorful wildflowers– California poppies, purple lupine, pink shooting stars, yellow buttercups. Bring a picnic, and water for your hike.
Bartholomew Park - You'd never guess that a five minute drive from Sonoma plaza, you'd find yourself on a hilltop, surrounded by vines and wooded hillsides, as far as you can see.
Next to the parking lot are picnic tables shaded under the oak trees and large grassy areas for kids to run around. With toddlers, you could spread out a picnic and spend the afternoon here. The park is free.
Grape Stomp and You-Walk Miwok Trails - Delightful 2.5 mile hike through oaks and redwoods, overlooks with views of San Francisco skyline on a clear day, hop over bubbling creeks, colorful wildflowers in spring - pink shooting stars, orange monkey flowers, red clover, yellow mustard in the vineyards.
For tips and details about this hike, read our blog post: "Sunday in Sonoma: Bartholomew Park"
Sonoma Overlook Trail - From Sonoma Plaza, take First Street north, in five minutes you're at the parking lot for the Sonoma Overlook Trail. Several easy trails wind up the hillside and through oak trees, manzanita, with panoramic views of the Sonoma Valley. In spring are seasonal wildflowers - lupine, California poppies, buttercups, "gold nuggets," lilies.
We took the Overlook Trail to the Upper Loop Trail (perfect spot for a picnic along the way), and Montini Preserve - Valley of the Moon Trail to Two Goat Point.
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