SONOMA COUNTY Local attractions and Activities
DINING AND SHOPS
Downtown Santa Rosa: Fourth Street in downtown Santa Rosa is lined with redwood trees and historic shop fronts, including one-of-a-kind stores, bars, cafés, restaurants ranging from Thai to Ethiopian, and Russian River Brewing. Courthouse Square is just around the corner from Fourth Street and offers antique shops, restaurants, and several Peanuts statues for photo ops at Depot Park.
6 miles from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel
The Barlow: The Barlow is a 12-acre outdoor market district in Sebastopol, California featuring local food, wine, beer, spirits, and crafts made onsite by Sonoma County artisans.
8.9 miles from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel
Downtown Petaluma: Petaluma is another nearby town that offers antique shops, bookstores, fashion shops, and high-end boutiques. Petaluma also boasts a rich history, especially when it comes to agriculture. Keep an eye out for some historic sites as you stroll through town. A short drive down the road you will also find shopping and dining options, including the Petaluma Premium Outlets and Lagunitas Brewing.
12 miles from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel
WINE TASTING
With more than 425 wineries, Sonoma County has seemly endless options for wine lovers, ranging from small family-run wineries to internationally heralded wine houses. Sonoma County was named Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast in 2019 and is home to many world-renowned wineries, including Kendall-Jackson (12.9 miles from hotel), Dutton Estate Winery (15 miles from hotel), and Korbel (23.2 miles from hotel). Tours and tastings at wineries can often be booked in advance. Sonoma County Tourism also offers a tasting pass for purchase.
Distance varies from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel
FARM TOURS
Cheese Trail: Sonoma County is home to almost 30 dairy farms and creameries. Depending on the property, you can reserve full tours or cheese tastings and then visit with the farm's goats, cows or sheep. Since the dairies are spread out, and oftentimes in remote areas, the best way to explore is to start with a good plan. A few creameries that offer tours or a public shop include Achadinha Cheese (13.9 miles from hotel), Bohemian Creamery (12.6 miles from hotel), and Marin French Cheese (20.7 miles from hotel).
Distance varies from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel
Farm Trail: Sonoma County offers a number of sustainable agriculture experiences. There are opportunities along the Farm Trail to pick your own flowers, pumpkins, berries, or apples, or learn to milk a cow or goat. Some of the farms that are open to the public include Bees N Blooms Lavender Farm (4.1 miles from hotel) and Capracopia Goat Farm (13.3 miles from hotel).
Distance varies from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Outdoor Activities: There are 50 regional parks in Sonoma County along with a number of other state parks. Visit Bodega Bay for coastal views (25.3 miles from hotel), Armstrong Forest to be surrounded by redwoods (28.2 miles from hotel), or Jack London State Park for hiking trails along historic sites (17.4 miles from hotel).
Distance varies from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel
Pacific Coast Air Museum: The Pacific Coast Air Museum, located at the Sonoma County Airport, has approximately 35 aircraft on display, including the F-15A “First Responder,” which was the first fighter jet to respond to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and a Top Gun fighter jet.
13.8 miles from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel
Snoopy Home Ice and Schulz Museum: View the largest collection of original Peanuts artwork in the world at the Charles M. Schulz Museum. Visitors can laugh at Schulz’s original comic strips, learn about the art of cartooning and Schulz’s role in its development, view a re-creation of Schulz’s art studio, watch animated Peanuts specials and documentaries in their Theater, draw your own cartoons in their hands-on Education Room, and more. The Redwood Empire Ice Arena, located next door to the museum, has been open for over 50 years and was constructed to have the feel of an Alpine village.
7.9 miles from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel
Safari West: Safari West is a 400-acre private wildlife preserve located 12 miles north of the city of Santa Rosa, owned and operated by Nancy and Peter Lang.
The selection of wildlife emphasizes species native to Africa, including giraffes, rhinoceros, cape buffalo, watusi cattle, antelope, cheetahs, zebras, hyenas, primates and numerous species of birds. The park engages in research, education, conservation, and breeding programs that, through exchanges with other zoos and parks, keep the gene pool healthy for the species that are involved in the program. The park is also home to species that are extinct in the wild.
17.3 miles from DoubleTree Wine Country Hotel