What Sonoma County is Famous For: An A-Z Guide

Our beloved Sonoma County, California is renowned for amazing wines and legendary vineyards, as well as gorgeous organic produce and sustainable farming. Our natural beauty is our calling card, from our mountains, forests, rivers, valleys, and meadows, to all 55 miles of our Pacific Ocean coastline. And that’s before we’ve even mentioned our fabulous cuisine, casual style of life, charming towns, friendly people, fascinating history …

Sonoma County is famous for so many things, it can be hard to keep them all straight—so hopefully, this handy A-Z list will help!

AAntique Hunting, Abalone Diving, Apples, AVAs, Accessibility, American Graffiti, Art Galleries
BBirding, Bodega Bay, Bodega, Bear Flag Rebellion, Boat Charters, Breweries, Biplanes, Beaches, Bufano’s Obelisk, The Birds, B&Bs, Bouverie Preserve
CCoastline (55 miles long), Cheese Trail, Cider MakersCycling, Canoeing, Cazadero, Camping, Cloverdale, Cotati, California’s Oldest Winery, Crane Melons
DDiving, Distilleries, Duncans Mills, Dry Creek Valley
EEstuary (Laguna de Santa Rosa), Eco-Tourism, Electric Vehicle Trail
FFog, Festivals, Farmers Markets, Fort Ross, Forestville, Fishing, Freestone, Farm Tours, Farm Stays, Family Fun, Free Activities, Free Wine Tasting, Ferguson Observatory
GGrapes, Goat Rock, Glamping, Guerneville, Geyserville, Gardens, Glen Ellen, Graton, Golfing, Gualala, Girls’ Getaway, Graton Resort & Casino, Gravenstein Apples, Gay Travel
HHiking, Horseback Riding, History, Healdsburg, Hot Air Balloons, Harvest, Hotels
IInns, Ice skating
JJenner, Jack London
KKayaking, Kenwood
LLake Sonoma, LGBT-friendly, Lavender
MMountains, Museums, Monte Rio, Mission San Francisco Solano, Marathon Races, Music, Motels, Meetings & Groups
NNature Preserves, Nightlife
OOutdoor Adventure, Organic Everything, Occidental, Olives, Ocean Fishing Charters
PPacific Ocean, Parks (state and regional), Petaluma, Pygmy Forest, Penngrove, Pet-friendly, Pepperwood Preserve
QQuirky Art Sculptures
RRivers (Russian River, Petaluma River, Gualala River), Redwoods, Restaurants, Rock climbing, Rhododendrons, Rio Nido, River Rock Casino, Rohnert Park
SSalmon, Spas, Sonoma, Sonoma Valley, Sebastopol, Sea Ranch, Santa Rosa, Sustainability, Spud Point Marina, Sunset Views, Shopping
TTea Companies, Timber Cove, Trekking, Theaters (plays, musicals)
UUnique Garden Tours, Unbelievable Scenery
VVineyard Adventures, Valley Ford, Vella Dry Jack Cheese, Vacation Rentals
WWhales, Wine, Wineries, Wildflowers, Winter Camping, Water Sports, Windsor, Walking, Weddings
XXtreme bike riding
YYoga
ZZebras (Safari West), Ziplines (Sonoma Canopy Tours)

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