4 Glorious Sonoma Valley Hikes

The Sonoma Valley corridor on Highway 12 in Kenwood and Glen Ellen includes several hiking destinations that each offer visitors something a little different.

Tolay Lake Regional Park, located between the Petaluma River and the Sonoma Valley. (Robbi Pengelly/Sonoma Index-Tribune)

Sonoma County in 40 Photographs

To celebrate the beauty of Sonoma County, we have picked 40 of our favorite local photos by staff photographers. Enjoy!

Trail of the Week: Bartholomew Memorial Park Trail

Some days all you need is a little walk through the woods, with enough ups and downs to make the blood pump and enough shade to keep you cool. If it comes with a little refreshment at the end, who could complain? That’s the formula for this “only in Sonoma” hike, the 2.4-mile Bartholomew Memorial […]

Sonoma County Trails: Gualala Point Regional Park to Sea Ranch

When The Sea Ranch was first developed along the Sonoma Coast in the 1970s, view spots along its 10-mile coastline were reserved for residents of the exclusive community. All that changed in 1981 when the California Coastal Conservancy granted a 15-foot-wide pedestrian easement along the headlands. Today, that bluff-top easement is part of a 7.5-mile […]