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Nagasawa Community Park picnic guide

Picnics welcomeWine allowedFree entry

Can you picnic at Nagasawa Community Park?

Yes — Nagasawa Community Park has picnic areas open to the public. No reservation is needed for the picnic area. Fee: Free. Wine and other alcohol are allowed (see the rules below).

Checked September 2026 from srcity.orgStated on the venue's own website

Aerial view of Nagasawa Community Park and its surroundings
From above: circled is where directions lead. USDA aerial imagery, public domain.

Picnic rules at a glance

Picnicking
Picnics welcome
Bring your own food
Allowed
Alcohol
Allowed, with limits (see house rules)
Purchase required
No
Reservation
Not required
Fee
Free
Groups
All picnic tables are first-come, first-served; there are no reservable picnic sites.
Dogs
Leashed dogs allowed (6-foot maximum leash); owners must clean up after them.
Hours
Daily sunrise to sunset
Season
Open year-round.
House rules
  • Alcohol: allowed at set times, never in glass.
  • Santa Rosa's park rules (City Code 13-24.050) allow alcohol in community parks on weekdays from 5pm to sunset and all day (sunrise to sunset) on weekends and City-observed holidays; other times need a permit.
  • Glass beverage containers are banned in city parks (13-24.070), so bring wine in a can, box or plastic.
  • Also: no smoking; amplified sound (including Bluetooth speakers) needs a permit; no camping.

What the picnic area is like

A 33-acre city park on Fountaingrove Lake in the hills of northeast Santa Rosa, with picnic tables near the water, restrooms, a parking lot, a small boat ramp and lakeside trails. It is one of the few city parks where lunch comes with a lake view and fishing.

  • Picnic tables
  • Pond or lake
  • Restrooms
  • Parking
  • Hiking trails

Good for: Quiet · Views · Budget-friendly · Dogs

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About Nagasawa Community Park

Nagasawa Community Park wraps around Fountaingrove Lake, with first-come picnic tables, trails, fishing and a boat ramp. As a Santa Rosa community park it allows alcohol on weekday evenings and all day on weekends, as long as it isn't in glass.

  • Picnic tables by Fountaingrove Lake
  • Fishing, boat ramp and trails
  • Restrooms and parking lot
  • Beer and wine OK on weekends and after 5pm weekdays (no glass)

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Make a day of it

Stock up at a deli nearby, then picnic close by — a short, easy loop.

  1. Canevari's Deli

    Deli & market · Santa Rosa · about 1.9 mi away

  2. Nagasawa Community Park (this park)

    Park · Santa Rosa

  3. Franklin Community Park

    Park · Santa Rosa · about 2.1 mi away

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Reserved picnicsPurchase requiredVineyard views

A ridgetop winery famed for sunset views and its sculpture grove. Picnics here are the booked, styled kind through Picnic Potential rather than advertised bring-your-own.

Paradise Ridge Winery

Reserved picnicsChecked Sep 2026
Own food
no
Wine purchase
Required
Reservation
Required
Dogs
not confirmed
Fee
not confirmed

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Details: Paradise Ridge Winery
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Franklin Community Park

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Bring your own foodNo reservationWine allowedDogs OK

Franklin Community Park is a compact, well-used neighborhood park with barbecues, a reservable picnic site and a playground, built by its neighbors in the 1950s on the site of an old sawmill.

Franklin Community Park

Bring your own foodChecked Sep 2026
Own food
yes
Wine allowed
yes
Reservation
Not needed
Dogs
Yes
Fee
Free entry

Nearest picnic food: Canevari's Deli · 0.2 mi

Details: Franklin Community Park
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Northwest Community Park

Santa Rosa· 2 mi

Bring your own foodNo reservationWine allowedDogs OK

Northwest Community Park pairs barbecues and picnic tables with a playground, pump track and dog park, a handy family stop near the Fulton Road and Highway 101 junction. Alcohol (not in glass) is legal on weekends and weekday evenings.

Northwest Community Park

Bring your own foodChecked Sep 2026
Own food
yes
Wine allowed
yes
Reservation
Not needed
Dogs
Yes
Fee
Free entry

Nearest picnic food: Community Market Santa Rosa · 1.7 mi

Details: Northwest Community Park
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Maddux Ranch Regional Park

Santa Rosa· 3 mi

Bring your own foodNo reservationWine allowedDogs OK

Maddux Ranch is a small, free Sonoma County park in Larkfield with lawns, picnic tables and two playgrounds, handy for a family lunch near Highway 101 and the Mark West wineries. There are no restrooms.

Maddux Ranch Regional Park

Bring your own foodChecked Sep 2026
Own food
yes
Wine allowed
yes
Reservation
Not needed
Dogs
Yes
Fee
Free entry

Nearest picnic food: Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market · 0.8 mi

Details: Maddux Ranch Regional Park

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Frequently asked questions

Can you picnic at Nagasawa Community Park?

Yes — Nagasawa Community Park has picnic areas open to the public. No reservation is needed for the picnic area. Fee: Free. Wine and other alcohol are allowed (see the rules below).

Can you bring your own food to Nagasawa Community Park?

Yes. Outside food is allowed at Nagasawa Community Park.

Can you drink wine at Nagasawa Community Park?

Yes, alcohol is allowed at Nagasawa Community Park. Alcohol: allowed at set times, never in glass. Santa Rosa's park rules (City Code 13-24.050) allow alcohol in community parks on weekdays from 5pm to sunset and all day (sunrise to sunset) on weekends and City-observed holidays; other times need a permit. Glass beverage containers are banned in city parks (13-24.070), so bring wine in a can, box or plastic. Also: no smoking; amplified sound (including Bluetooth speakers) needs a permit; no camping.

Do you need a reservation to picnic at Nagasawa Community Park?

No reservation is needed to use the picnic area. All picnic tables are first-come, first-served; there are no reservable picnic sites.

Is there a fee to picnic at Nagasawa Community Park?

Free.

Are dogs allowed at Nagasawa Community Park?

Leashed dogs allowed (6-foot maximum leash); owners must clean up after them.

Sources & accuracy

We last checked this listing in September 2026 (freshest source: City facility page and park rules page live Sept 2026 (undated)). Policies change — especially for groups and holidays — so confirm with Nagasawa Community Park before you go. How we verify.

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