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From the taffy and kite stores, to eating Dungeness crab, hiking and just taking in a little fresh salt air, the Bodega Bay Coast gets top marks from visitors. (JOHN BURGESS / The Press Democrat)

Locals’ Guide to Sonoma County

September 2016

24 places locals love in Sonoma County.

All-Terrain at Foothill Regional Park

May 2016

Foothill Regional Park offers hikers, bikers and runners incredible views, wildlife sightings and trails accented with rolling hills, ponds and greenery.

8 Ways to Get Outdoors in Sonoma County This Week

March 2016

Written by James Lanaras for the Press Democrat. 5K REGISTRATION, MARCH 26 Santa Rosa: Register by Saturday for the Spring Lake to Annadel State Park 5K, held 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2. The event is for families and moderate runners. Meet at the Spring Lake swimming lagoon. Registration is $40 by Saturday and $45 […]

Peri Olsson of Santa Rosa takes her dog Teddy on a walk at Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve in Santa Rosa, California on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat) Santa Rosa ranked one of the best places to live

Trail of the Week: Taylor Mountain Regional Park

March 2016

The shortest and perhaps most popular route to the top of Taylor Mountain is the Eastern Route, a sometimes steep 3.2-mile old farm road.

Stephanie Holmes, left, Emmett Hanlon and Judy Holmes walk along a trail in Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, in Guerneville, on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. (Christopher Chung/ The Press Democrat)

Trail of the Week: Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve

February 2016

Wintertime visitors to Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve in Guerneville are as likely to spot colorful galoshes as hiking boots as they trek along the family-friendly trails that wind among the towering redwoods within this majestic state park. Although several moderate and strenuous trails can challenge more advanced hikers within the 805-acre reserve, families with toddlers […]