Addendum at Ad Hoc
Yountville · Deli & market
Every picnic spot in wine country
313 places across Napa & Sonoma.
334 places (hiding places that don't allow picnics)
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Addendum at Ad Hoc
Yountville
Addendum is the seasonal takeout offshoot of Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc in Yountville, known for boxed lunches of Ad Hoc's buttermilk fried chicken plus chicken and pulled-pork sand…
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Alston Park
Napa
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKAlston Park is Napa's big open-space park and the city's second-most-visited, drawing dog owners and hikers. It suits a simple trailside picnic after a walk more than a full gro…
WineryPicnics welcomeAmista Vineyards
Dry Creek Valley
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA small organic estate on Dry Creek Road known for sparkling wines and Rhône varieties. It openly invites guests to bring a picnic to their tasting and is friendly to kids and d…
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Andy's Unity Park
Santa Rosa
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA community-designed county park in Santa Rosa's Moorland neighborhood, opened in 2018 with barbecue grills, picnic tables and plenty of lawn. It's a free, practical family picn…
ParkPicnics welcomeArmstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve
Guerneville & Monte Rio
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA protected grove of ancient coast redwoods just north of Guerneville, with some of the tallest and oldest trees in the county and easy, level trails. The picnic grounds are the…
WineryPicnics welcomeBacchus Landing
Healdsburg
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA wine-country hub two minutes from downtown Healdsburg where several small family wineries share one property. Its piazza, shaded tables and bocce courts make it an easy place…
ParkPicnics welcomeBale Grist Mill State Historic Park
St. Helena
Bring your own foodNo reservationA working 1840s water-powered grist mill on a wooded creekside site just north of St. Helena, now a state historic park operated by the Napa County Regional Park & Open Space Di…
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Balletto Vineyards
Russian River Valley
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA big, friendly family estate on Occidental Road west of Santa Rosa with inexpensive flights, walk-ins welcome and cheese and cured meats for sale. The winery's own 2026 picnic…
WineryPicnics welcomeBartholomew Estate Winery (Bartholomew Park)
Sonoma
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA historic winery set inside Bartholomew Park, a 375-acre private preserve on Sonoma's east side with free parking, oak-shaded picnic tables and about three miles of hiking trai…
ParkPicnics welcomeBartholomew Park
Sonoma
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA privately owned estate park that's open to the public, run by the nonprofit Bartholomew Foundation, and one of the prettiest free picnic spots near Sonoma, with lawns, redwood…
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Basque Boulangerie Café
Sonoma · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeBasque Boulangerie Café
Sonoma
Dogs OKThe Plaza's French-style bakery has been turning out baguettes, croissants and country loaves since 1994 and is the classic place to pick up bread and a sandwich before a Sonoma…
WineryPicnics welcomeBella Vineyards and Wine Caves
Dry Creek Valley
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA casual, family-owned winery at the north end of West Dry Creek Road with tastings in underground caves or out on the lawn. It has a long reputation as a laid-back picnic spot:…
WineryPicnics welcomeBenziger Family Winery
Glen Ellen
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA large biodynamic estate high on Sonoma Mountain above Glen Ellen, known for its tractor-tram vineyard tours. Its terrace picnic tables let small groups bring their own food wi…
WineryPicnics welcomeBeringer Vineyards
St. Helena
Bring your own foodDogs OKNapa's historic big-name estate (founded 1876 and celebrating 150 years in 2026), with hand-dug caves and the ornate Rhine House. It isn't a picnic destination, but its visitor…
ParkPicnics welcomeBodega Dunes Day Use (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Sonoma Coast
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKAn accessible picnic stop in the Bodega Dunes section of Sonoma Coast State Park, with flush restrooms and trails through the dunes behind a long sandy beach. Dogs must stay off…
ParkPicnics welcomeBodega Head (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Sonoma Coast
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKThe rocky headland at the mouth of Bodega Harbor is the Sonoma Coast's classic whale-watching lookout, and it's free. Pack a windproof layer, claim a table at the west lot, then…
ParkPicnics welcomeBothe-Napa Valley State Park
Calistoga
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA wooded state park on Highway 29 between St. Helena and Calistoga, run by the Napa County Regional Park & Open Space District under an operating agreement with California State…
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Brasswood Bar + Bakery
St. Helena · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeBrasswood Bar + Bakery
St. Helena
The bakery and provisions shop on the Brasswood estate (part of a restaurant-and-winery complex opened in 2016) on Hwy 29 north of St. Helena. It's set up for picnickers, with p…
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Bravante Vineyards
Napa Mountains
Bring your own foodA family-owned Howell Mountain estate (founded 1996) offering a private 90-minute vineyard, winery and cave tour with tasting. Guests are welcome to stay for a picnic on the pri…
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Butter Cream Bakery
Napa · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeButter Cream Bakery
Napa
Family-owned since 1948, Butter Cream is Napa's old-fashioned bakery and diner, turning out doughnuts, pastries, pies, breads and cookies from early morning. It's a budget-frien…
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Clarke Ranch (Wetlands Edge Preserve gateway)
American Canyon
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKClarke Ranch is American Canyon's gateway to the Napa River wetlands, with lawn and picnic seating next to flat trails through restored marsh. It's a handy stop at the southern…
WineryPicnics welcomeCline Family Cellars
Carneros
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA relaxed family winery on the Carneros stretch of Hwy 121, and one of the easiest places in Sonoma Valley to bring your own picnic: grab a pondside table (book ahead or walk in…
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Cloverdale River Park
Cloverdale
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKThe northernmost Sonoma County river park, just off Highway 101 in Cloverdale, with a flat 1-mile paved trail, a boat launch and simple picnic areas along the Russian River. It'…
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Costeaux French Bakery
Healdsburg · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeCosteaux French Bakery
Healdsburg
A Healdsburg bakery dating to 1923, best known for its breads and celebration cakes, with a full café on Healdsburg Avenue. For picnickers, the draw is its online-order boxed lu…
Picnics welcomeCosteaux Petaluma
Petaluma · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeCosteaux Petaluma
Petaluma
The Petaluma outpost of Healdsburg's Costeaux French Bakery (founded 1923) now operates inside the historic Hotel Petaluma, selling the bakery's breads, pastries and lunch items…
ParkPicnics welcomeCrane Creek Regional Park
Petaluma
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA small, quiet regional park in the oak-dotted hills just east of Rohnert Park, with 3.5 miles of trails, a creek-side path and an 18-hole disc golf course. It is a no-frills sp…
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Crane Park
St. Helena
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKCrane Park is where St. Helena locals hold birthday picnics and bocce afternoons, and city code allows beer and wine. Reserve a picnic area and a couple of lighted bocce courts…
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Criminal Cafe & Bakery
Santa Rosa · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeCriminal Cafe & Bakery
Santa Rosa
A quirky bakery-café founded in 2012 in Santa Rosa's historic West End, just northwest of Railroad Square, known for creative baking with plenty of gluten-free and vegan choices…
WineryPicnics welcomeDavid Coffaro Vineyard & Winery
Dry Creek Valley
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA small, quirky Dry Creek winery known for blends and a budget-friendly $10 tasting. Its visitation guidelines allow food, kids and pets on the outdoor patio, deck and lawn.
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Del Rio Woods
Healdsburg
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA small County river-beach park at the foot of Fitch Mountain, a few minutes east of downtown Healdsburg, with a picnic area and stairs down to the water. Unlike nearby Veterans…
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Della Fattoria
Petaluma · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeDella Fattoria
Petaluma
Della Fattoria's slow-fermented country breads, made to Kathleen Weber's long, cold-fermentation method, are stocked by markets around the Bay Area, and its downtown café occupi…
ParkPicnics welcomeDepot Park
Sonoma
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA relaxed neighborhood park a short walk from the Plaza, with bocce and petanque courts, a playground and public restrooms next to the picnic tables. It's the downtown option fo…
ParkPicnics welcomeDoran Regional Park
Sonoma Coast
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKSonoma County's first regional park is a long, sheltered strand of sand on Bodega Bay. It's the easiest Sonoma Coast beach for a relaxed family picnic, with tables, restrooms, a…
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Dry Creek Vineyard
Dry Creek Valley
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKOne of Dry Creek Valley's founding family wineries (1972), known for Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel. It keeps a shady picnic lawn and bocce court, walk-ins can buy wine by the gl…
WineryPicnics welcomeDutcher Crossing Winery
Dry Creek Valley
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA family-owned estate at the north end of Dry Creek Valley with sweeping vineyard views. The winery says several of its tasting options are designed for guests who bring a picni…
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Envy Wines
Calistoga
Bring your own foodNo reservationA small Calistoga estate founded in 2006 by veteran winemaker Nils Venge and Mark Carter, with a relaxed patio looking toward Old Faithful Geyser. Walk-ins can buy a bottle to e…
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Ernie Smith Community Park
Sonoma
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA free, low-key county park in the Springs area of Sonoma Valley with an accessible group picnic area, a playground, a dog park and a flat paved loop past a small wetland. It's…
Picnics welcomeFatted Calf
Napa · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeFatted Calf
Napa
Fatted Calf is a charcuterie shop and butcher counter at Oxbow Public Market that cures its own salumi and makes pâtés, porchetta and other meaty specialties in small batches. I…
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Finley Community Park
Santa Rosa
Bring your own foodNo reservationA central, well-equipped Santa Rosa park with a gazebo picnic site, barbecues and a playground next to the Finley Community Center. It's a practical group-picnic option on West…
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Fivetown Grocery (The Meritage Resort)
Napa · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeFivetown Grocery (The Meritage Resort)
Napa
Fivetown Grocery is The Meritage Resort's farmers-market-style deli, wine shop and café on the south edge of the city of Napa. It stays open into the evening, and you can build…
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Foothill Regional Park
Windsor
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA 211-acre oak-woodland park in east Windsor with three bass-and-bluegill ponds and nearly 7 miles of trails, from a flat pond loop to a steep ridge climb. Tables dotted around…
- WineryPicnics welcome
Foppiano Vineyards
Russian River Valley
Bring your own foodA long-established family winery on the south side of Healdsburg. Its visit page invites guests to bring a picnic to enjoy on the grounds, with wine by the glass or bottle.
ParkPicnics welcomeFort Ross State Historic Park
Sonoma Coast
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKThe reconstructed 1812 Russian-American Company outpost on the Kashia Pomo homeland of Metini sits on a marine terrace 12 winding miles north of Jenner. It's one of the few Sono…
ParkPicnics welcomeFuller Park
Napa
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKFuller Park is Napa's historic, shady neighborhood park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in Old Town near downtown. Nine tree-named picnic sites and a new in…
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Galvin Community Park
Santa Rosa
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKA big east Santa Rosa community park with barbecues, a dog park and an unusual fly-casting pond, plus one of the city's largest reservable picnic sites. Most tables are first co…
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Giorgi Park
Healdsburg
Bring your own foodNo reservationHealdsburg's best-equipped city park for a group picnic: shaded tables with barbecues, a bocce court and a playground, close to downtown. It suits birthday parties and family re…
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Giugni's Deli
St. Helena · Deli & market
Deli & marketPicnics welcomeGiugni's Deli
St. Helena
Giugni's is a family-run, old-timey grocery turned sandwich counter on St. Helena's Main Street, and one of the most-recommended picnic sandwich stops in the valley. Sandwiches…
ParkPicnics welcomeGoat Rock Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Sonoma Coast
Bring your own foodNo reservationDogs OKThe dramatic, easy-to-reach beach at the mouth of the Russian River, just south of Jenner, with free parking, tables and restrooms. It's a natural stop for anyone driving River…
