Sonoma SHP

News Release: Project to Revitalize Sonoma State Historic Park

Beginning Labor Day, 9/3/2012 this park will be open 7 days/week except Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day

Unlike most parks with a single plot of land and a continuous boundary, Sonoma State Historic Park is a scattering of historical attractions consisting of six midtown locations near Sonoma's Plaza.  They are: Mission San Francisco Solano, the Blue Wing Inn, Sonoma Barracks, the Toscano Hotel, the Servants Quarters (the remains of La Casa Grande) and Vallejo's Home. Vallejo's Home is also called Lachryma Montis, and is less than a mile west of the Plaza. It was the estate of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Military Commander and Director of Colonization of the Northern Frontier.

Location/Directions
The park's business office is at
363 3^rd Street West
Sonoma, California 95476-5632

Facilities-Activities

There are exhibits in the Mission, as well as a museum and gift shop in the Barracks. The Vallejo Home has furnishings of the Vallejo family and there is a Visitor Center and museum in the adjacent "Chalet". Visitors to the park can stroll through the streets surrounding the town’s historic central plaza. The plaza has restaurants, shops and a Visitor Center.

Dogs are not allowed in historic buildings. Dogs on a leash are allowed on the bikepath between the Mission and the Vallejo Home.

Seasons/Climate/Recommended clothing
The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.

Volunteer information

For volunteering in the above parks please contact Guide Jennifer Hanson at the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park at 707-762-4871.






Make history come alive and learn the history of the Petaluma and Sonoma State Historic Parks!