Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve
Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve is a prominent Santa Rosa landmark, providing panoramic views of the city and distant peaks.
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Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve is a prominent Santa Rosa landmark, providing panoramic views of the city and distant peaks. The park's 1,100 acres include sweeping grasslands, oak woodlands, several creeks, and habitat for a variety of wildlife. The park has 5.5 miles of unpaved trails and an 18-hole disc golf course.
The park opened in 2013, when ownership was transferred to Regional Parks from the voter-funded Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District. The interim park entrance is just off of Kawana Terrace. A second entrance and trailhead opened along Petaluma Hill Road, south of Yolanda Avenue, on June 13, 2015. The Petaluma Hill Road entrance includes picnic tables, parking for horse trailers, and a 1.2-mile trail loop with a .2-mile connector to the upper park.
The park's master plan calls for the eventual development of 17 miles of trails, a "natural play area," hike-in campsites, a visitor center and other features, as funding becomes available.
The park property historically was used for ranching, and cattle grazing continues in the park.Dogs allowed on leash. Open daily from 7 a.m. to sunset.
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Paws on Patrol - Canopy of Oaks Leads to Grand Views
This entrance to Taylor mountain has less people and a lovely canopy of old oak trees. It opens toward the top for grand territorial views. #5 of 10 favorite regional walks with pooch.
Great spot for a challenging hike
We stayed in Santa Rosa and chose to hike Taylor Mountain one day, pre winery-visiting. What a great choice! We headed out on the the Western loop and back on the eastern loop. The top offers great...
can you say Frisbee Golf
This is a very cool place to just go on a hike, or if you are into it play a round of Frisbee golf. The have a really fun course