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Hike, Bike, Disc Golf at Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma County

03.23.2022
Disc Golf Player at Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma Valley

Big views and one of the most scenic disc golf courses in Northern California: Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma County packs a lot into its 128 acres!

Hiker on the trail at Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma County

Oak tree at Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma County

Bring a picnic—tables and benches can be found throughout the park—and take your pick of walks among the 3.5 miles of trails surrounded by Sonoma’s bucolic landscape, including beautiful vistas of the Santa Rosa Plain.

Disc Golf basket at Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma County

Hiker on trail at Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma County

Hiker passing signs for trails at Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma County

For an easygoing 1.5-mile meander among grasslands and beautiful gigantic oak trees, combine the Creek, Lupine, and Poppy Trails, detouring wherever you please to get up to benches overlooking the landscape or to enjoy a picnic (there are picnic tables near the parking area too). As you can tell from trail names, spring brings beautiful blooms here, too.

Giant oak tree in Crane Creek Regional Park Sonoma County

Even if the creek isn’t flowing, the discs are … arcing through the air in search of the baskets for the hole-in-one glory during spirited games of disc golf. Just be sure to duck if you hear the proverbial “Fore!”

Crane Creek Regional Park is located at 5000 Pressley Rd., Rohnert Park (parking $7). Dog-friendly!

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