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A blog about Bay Area hiking…. mostly

Fundraiser that includes a Taylor Mountain hike

Friday, at 9:44 by

From Sonoma County Regional Parks:   “Pasta & Parks Fundraiser Supports Regional Parks June 13, 2013 – Santa Rosa, CA – The Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation will host “Pasta and Parks before The Big Q,” a fundraiser to support Sonoma County Regional Parks, on Friday, July 12 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The family-friendly event will take place at the football field at Sonoma Academy (next to Taylor Mountain Regional Park), 2500 Farmers Lane. The evening will include… Read More »

Taylor Mountain, aka Sonoma County’s newest park, is open

Friday, at 10:17 by

So Taylor Mountain Regional Park has been open for all of three months. It came into public ownership quite a while earlier but it has taken some time and money to develop some trails, a parking area, and the other minimal trappings of a public-access county park. The 1,100-acre open space and nature preserve is a fairly small park in terms of trails. You can circumnavigate the park in a couple of hours and still be leisurely as it has… Read More »

Taylor Mountain planning update

Monday, at 8:23 by

The next public community meeting to discuss the future plans for Taylor Mountain will be Wednesday, June 29, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Santa Rosa. Sonoma County Regional Parks has been working on a master plan for the future county park that will spell out paths for hiking, bikers and equestrians. This is a continuing process that will conclude in the park being open to the public. The 1,100 acres of land were bought about six… Read More »