Sonoma County is home to Bodega Bay, amazing redwood forests, and scenic waterways. There are many activities in the area for you to make a family vacation out of your visit. For more information about Petaluma, please see the Petaluma Visitor Center.
There is a free parking garage in Petaluma on Keller Street between Western Avenue and Washington Street. Take a walking tour of Petaluma’s movie locations or visit some downtown restaurants and shops.
- Exact directions will be provided when tour is booked.
- Fly into Oakland airport
- Fly into San Francisco airport
- Fly into Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport Express is the bus from all airports to Petaluma Fairgrounds (175 Fairgrounds Dr.)
- Golden Gate Transit is the public transportation from San Francisco to the Petaluma Transit Mall
- Uber and Lyft are available from bus stops to Rancho Obi-Wan.
- To tour downtown Petaluma, there are two free parking garages: Keller Street between Western and Washington and C Street between 1st and 2nd.
- Quality Inn (5100 Montero Way)
- Sheraton (745 Baywood Drive)
- Motel 6 (1368 North McDowell Boulevard) — recently renovated
- Hotel Petaluma (205 Kentucky) — downtown, built in 1923
- Hampton Inn (450 Jefferson Street)
- Courtyard by Marriot (450 Jefferson Street) — newest hotel in Petaluma
- Best Western (200 S. McDowell Blvd.)
- Ray’s Deli (900 Western Ave.) — our local tavern!
- McNear’s Restaurant and Bar (23 Petaluma Blvd. North)
- Stefano’s pizza (5 Petaluma Blvd S suite D)
- Central Market Restaurant (42 Petaluma Blvd. North)
- Starbucks (125-A Petaluma Blvd. North)
- Peets (5 Petaluma Blvd S Suite A)
- Tea Room Cafe (316 Western Ave.) — cash only, breakfast & lunch only!
- Tortilla Real Restaurant (5 Petaluma Boulevard South)
- Brewster’s Beer Garden & BBQ (229 Water Street North)
- Della Fattoria Bakery (139 Petaluma Blvd. North)
- Petaluma Market Grocery & Deli (210 Western Avenue)
- Everest Restaurant (56 E. Washington St.)
- Brian’s Comics (1 Fourth Street Suite B)
- The Seed Bank (110 Petaluma Blvd. North)
- Copperfield’s Books (140 Kentucky)
- i Leoni Culinary Supply (120B Kentucky)
- Rex Ace Hardware (313 B Street) — great housewares and Petaluma gifts!
- Kentucky Street Shops
- Field Works (316 B Street) — Petaluma gifts
- Petaluma Historical Museum (20 4th Street)
- Charles M. Schulz Museum (Santa Rosa)
- The Walt Disney Family Museum (San Francisco)
- Jelly Belly Factory (Fairfield)
- Helen Putnam Park (hiking in Petaluma)
- San Anselmo Imagination Park (Yoda and Indiana Jones statues)
- Muir Woods (hiking in Marin County, parking reservations are required)
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve (hiking ~1 hour North of Petaluma)
- Pt. Reyes National Seashore (Sonoma Coast)
- Bodega Bay (Sonoma Coast)
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Marin Coast)
- The Presidio of San Francisco (home to Lucasfilm and the Yoda fountain)
- Golden Gate Park (San Francisco)