Sonoma County
Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome at the places below — but often only on the lawn or patio, not inside. We note the specifics wherever the venue publishes them. Bring water: valley afternoons get hot. As of September 2026, 110 places in Sonoma County qualify.
110 places · last checked September 2026 · how we verify
| Place | Type | Area | Picnic policy | Own food | Reservation | Dogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amista Vineyards | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Andy's Unity Park | Park | Santa Rosa | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve | Park | Guerneville & Monte Rio | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Bacchus Landing | Winery | Healdsburg | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Balletto Vineyards | Winery | Russian River Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Bartholomew Estate Winery (Bartholomew Park) | Winery | Sonoma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Bartholomew Park | Park | Sonoma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Bella Vineyards and Wine Caves | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Benziger Family Winery | Winery | Glen Ellen | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Bodega Dunes Day Use (Sonoma Coast State Park) | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Bodega Head (Sonoma Coast State Park) | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Cline Family Cellars | Winery | Carneros | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Cloverdale River Park | Park | Cloverdale | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Crane Creek Regional Park | Park | Petaluma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| David Coffaro Vineyard & Winery | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Del Rio Woods | Park | Healdsburg | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Depot Park | Park | Sonoma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Doran Regional Park | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Dry Creek Vineyard | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Dutcher Crossing Winery | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Ernie Smith Community Park | Park | Sonoma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Foothill Regional Park | Park | Windsor | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Fort Ross State Historic Park | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Galvin Community Park | Park | Santa Rosa | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Goat Rock Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park) | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Guerneville River Park | Park | Guerneville & Monte Rio | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Hamilton Family Wines | Winery | Kenwood | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach | Park | Healdsburg | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Helen Putnam Regional Park | Park | Petaluma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Horse & Plow Winery | Winery | Sebastopol | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Howarth Park | Park | Santa Rosa | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Imagery Estate Winery | Winery | Glen Ellen | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Jack London State Historic Park | Park | Glen Ellen | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Juilliard Park | Park | Santa Rosa | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Kenwood Plaza Park | Park | Kenwood | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Kokomo Winery | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Larson Family Winery | Winery | Carneros | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Larson Park | Park | Sonoma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Maxwell Farms Regional Park | Park | Sonoma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Mayo Family Winery (Glen Ellen Tasting Room) | Winery | Glen Ellen | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Mazzocco Sonoma | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Required | Yes |
| Monte Rio Beach | Park | Guerneville & Monte Rio | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Moran Goodman Park | Park | Glen Ellen | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Nalle Winery | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | — | Yes |
| Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park | Park | Petaluma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Ragle Ranch Regional Park | Park | Sebastopol | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Raymond Burr Vineyards | Winery | Healdsburg | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Rincon Valley Community Park | Park | Santa Rosa | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Riverfront Regional Park | Park | Russian River Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Running Fence – Watson School Historic Park | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Salmon Creek Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park) | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Salt Point State Park | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Scotty Creek Beach | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Seghesio Family Vineyards | Winery | Healdsburg | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Shiloh Ranch Regional Park | Park | Windsor | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Smith Story Wine Cellars | Winery | Healdsburg | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Sonoma State Historic Park - General Vallejo's Home (Lachryma Montis) | Park | Sonoma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Sonoma Valley Regional Park | Park | Glen Ellen | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Spring Lake Regional Park | Park | Santa Rosa | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Steelhead Beach Regional Park | Park | Russian River Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Stillwater Cove Regional Park | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Stuhlmuller Vineyards | Winery | Alexander Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Sunset Beach River Park | Park | Russian River Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve | Park | Santa Rosa | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Three Fat Guys Winery | Winery | Sonoma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Tolay Lake Regional Park | Park | Petaluma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Trentadue Winery | Winery | Alexander Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Trione Vineyards & Winery | Winery | Alexander Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Trione-Annadel State Park | Park | Santa Rosa | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Truett-Hurst Winery | Winery | Healdsburg | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Villa Chanticleer Park (Lower Villa Chanticleer Park) | Park | Healdsburg | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| West Wines | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Wilson Winery | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | — | Yes |
| Windsor Town Green | Park | Windsor | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Wright's Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park) | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Zialena | Winery | Alexander Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Gualala Point Regional Park | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Keiser Park | Park | Windsor | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Lake Sonoma – Warm Springs Recreation Area (Visitor Center & Fish Hatchery) | Park | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Optima Winery | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Russian Gulch (Sonoma Coast State Park) | Park | Sonoma Coast | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| Sugarloaf Ridge State Park | Park | Kenwood | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Outside |
| Walnut Park | Park | Petaluma | Bring your own food | Yes | Not needed | Yes |
| B.R. Cohn Winery | Winery | Glen Ellen | Buy food on site | No | Not needed | Yes |
| Bricoleur Vineyards | Winery | Russian River Valley | Buy food on site | No | — | Yes |
| Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards | Winery | Carneros | Buy food on site | No | Not needed | Outside |
| Gundlach Bundschu Winery | Winery | Sonoma | Buy food on site | No | Not needed | Yes |
| J. Rickards Winery | Winery | Alexander Valley | Buy food on site | — | Required | Yes |
| Korbel Champagne Cellars | Winery | Russian River Valley | Buy food on site | No | Not needed | Outside |
| Lambert Bridge Winery | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Buy food on site | No | Not needed | Yes |
| Landmark Vineyards (Kenwood Estate) | Winery | Kenwood | Buy food on site | No | Required | Outside |
| Landmark Vineyards at Hop Kiln Estate | Winery | Russian River Valley | Buy food on site | No | Required | Outside |
| Notre Vue Estate Winery | Winery | Russian River Valley | Buy food on site | — | Required | Yes |
| Aesthete Wines | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| Anaba Wines | Winery | Sonoma | Reserved picnics | No | Required | Outside |
| Benovia Winery | Winery | Santa Rosa | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| Breathless Sparkling Wines | Winery | Healdsburg | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| CAST Wines | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| Chateau St. Jean Winery | Winery | Kenwood | Reserved picnics | No | Required | Yes |
| De La Montanya Winery | Winery | Healdsburg | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| Little Vineyards Family Winery | Winery | Glen Ellen | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| MacRostie Winery Estate House | Winery | Healdsburg | Reserved picnics | No | Required | Yes |
| Matanzas Creek Winery | Winery | Bennett Valley | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| Pellegrini Family Vineyards (Olivet Lane Winery) | Winery | Santa Rosa | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| Quivira Vineyards and Winery | Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
| Roche Winery (Sonoma Winery & Tasting Room) | Winery | Carneros | Reserved picnics | — | Required | Outside |
| Rodney Strong Vineyards | Winery | Russian River Valley | Reserved picnics | No | Required | Outside |
| Trattore Farms and Winery | Winery | Geyserville | Reserved picnics | — | Required | Yes |
| DeLoach Vineyards | Winery | Santa Rosa | Reserved picnics | Yes | Required | Yes |
Dry Creek Valley
A 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 dogs.
Nearest picnic food: Dry Creek General Store · 0.2 mi
Healdsburg
A 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 to picnic between tastings, and weekend wood-fired pizza fills in if you forget lunch.
Nearest picnic food: Quail & Condor · 0.6 mi
Dry Creek Valley
A 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: bring lunch from town, grab a table or blanket on the lawn and add a glass or bottle.
Bella Vineyards and Wine Caves
Nearest picnic food: Dry Creek Peach & Produce · 1.2 mi
Cloverdale
The 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's a handy, low-key lunch stop at the top of Alexander Valley or on the way to Anderson Valley, and alcohol isn't banned.
Nearest picnic food: Dry Creek Peach & Produce · 9.1 mi
Dry Creek Valley
A 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.
David Coffaro Vineyard & Winery
Nearest picnic food: Dry Creek Peach & Produce · 0.5 mi
Healdsburg
A 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 Memorial Beach, it isn't on the County's alcohol-ban list, so it's the Healdsburg-area riverside picnic where a bottle of wine is allowed by default.
Nearest picnic food: Shelton's Natural Foods Market · 2.3 mi
Sonoma
A 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 trails. It is one of the few Sonoma Valley spots where you can picnic without buying anything, and wine to go is sold for the park.
Bartholomew Estate Winery (Bartholomew Park)
Nearest picnic food: Sonoma's Best · 1.0 mi
Sonoma
A 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, redwoods and vineyard views minutes from the Plaza. The on-site winery that funds the park sells bottles and tumblers for picnickers, though the rules don't say whether you can bring your own wine.
Nearest picnic food: Sonoma's Best · 0.7 mi
Glen Ellen
A 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 with a bottle purchase.
Nearest picnic food: Glen Ellen Village Market · 1.0 mi
Sonoma
A 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 for dog owners, since leashed dogs are welcome here but banned from the Plaza, and the same 11:30 a.m.-to-sunset drinking window applies.
Nearest picnic food: Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market · 0.1 mi
Sonoma
A 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 a practical family stop.
Nearest picnic food: Sonoma Market · 1.5 mi
Kenwood
A family-owned Rhône-focused winery (Grenache is the star) on the former Paradise Ridge Kenwood site, built around drop-in glasses and bottles under the olive trees. It explicitly welcomes outside picnic food, kids and dogs outdoors — one of the most relaxed picnic stops on Hwy 12.
Nearest picnic food: Glen Ellen Village Market · 4.2 mi
Guerneville & Monte Rio
A 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 main draw for groups: dozens of first-come tables and grills in permanent shade, plus a big reservable group site. Whether you can open a bottle of wine there is not spelled out on official pages, so confirm before you pack one.
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve
Nearest picnic food: Quail & Condor · 8.9 mi
Russian River Valley
A 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 itinerary suggests building a basket at a Sebastopol market and spreading a blanket on its Olive Terrace or vineyard meadow.
Nearest picnic food: Andy's Produce Market · 1.7 mi
Guerneville & Monte Rio
A small, free county park at the Guerneville bridge that works well for a quick riverside lunch or a paddle launch, with flush restrooms, accessible paths and first-come group tables. It is one of the few county parks with a year-round alcohol ban, so it is not the place to open a winery bottle.
Nearest picnic food: Mom's Apple Pie · 7.5 mi
Sebastopol
A relaxed West County barn pouring organically grown wines and local hard cider among gardens and orchards outside Sebastopol. It's one of the few Sonoma tasting rooms with a clearly posted, flat-fee picnic policy.
Nearest picnic food: Andy's Produce Market · 0.6 mi
Guerneville & Monte Rio
Run by the local recreation and park district, Monte Rio Beach is the largest public beach on the lower Russian River and a classic small-town summer hangout, with paddle-craft rentals and a snack shack in season. It's a cheap, easy family picnic stop, but the district bans alcohol, so save the winery bottle for later.
Nearest picnic food: Mom's Apple Pie · 7.7 mi
Sebastopol
Sebastopol's big regional park pairs a full-service picnic ground (grills, four reservable group sites, playground, tennis and sand volleyball) with oak meadows and creekside trails. Unlike the county's river beaches, it has no posted alcohol ban, which makes it one of the easiest public places in west county to open a bottle with lunch.
Nearest picnic food: Andy's Produce Market · 1.1 mi
Sonoma Coast
An 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 the beach.
Bodega Dunes Day Use (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Sonoma Coast
The 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 walk the 1.9-mile Bodega Head loop for views over Bodega Bay and the open ocean.
Bodega Head (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Nearest picnic food: Wild Flour Bread · 9.5 mi
Sonoma Coast
Sonoma 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 dune boardwalk and a reservable group site, and it's minutes from Bodega Bay's restaurants and shops if you need supplies.
Nearest picnic food: Wild Flour Bread · 7.8 mi
Sonoma Coast
The 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 Sonoma Coast stops that pairs a picnic with real history, and you can eat at tables right inside the stockade. Bring everything with you, since the park sells no food.
Nearest picnic food: Dry Creek General Store · 20 mi
Sonoma Coast
The 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 Road and Highway 116 out from the Russian River wineries: eat lunch watching the harbor seals, then walk the Kortum Trail bluffs south toward Shell Beach.
Goat Rock Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Nearest picnic food: Wild Flour Bread · 13 mi
Sonoma Coast
A tiny, free history stop on the Bodega Highway where you can eat at a picnic table next to a Gold Rush–era schoolhouse. It's a useful break on the drive between Sebastopol and the coast.
Running Fence – Watson School Historic Park
Nearest picnic food: Wild Flour Bread · 1.4 mi
Santa Rosa
A 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 picnic spot close to Highway 101.
Nearest picnic food: Oliver's Market · 2.9 mi
Santa Rosa
A 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 come, first served.
Nearest picnic food: Criminal Cafe & Bakery · 3.7 mi
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa's 138-acre flagship community park wraps around Lake Ralphine, with fishing, seasonal boat rentals, tennis and pickleball courts, playgrounds, trails that connect to Spring Lake, and a kids' ride area. It has the most picnic infrastructure of any city park and is one of the few where you can legally drink, but only at certain hours and never from glass.
Nearest picnic food: Canevari's Deli · 2.7 mi
Santa Rosa
One of Santa Rosa's oldest parks, Juilliard occupies the former homestead of 19th-century winemaker Charles Juilliard, directly across the street from the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens. It is a handy free lunch stop downtown with lawn, tables and a playground, but it is alcohol-free unless you hold a permit.
Nearest picnic food: Criminal Cafe & Bakery · 0.7 mi
Santa Rosa
A neighborhood-scale community park on Santa Rosa's east side, handy for a family barbecue near the Highway 12 wineries and Annadel. It has a dog park, playground and reservable picnic sites.
Nearest picnic food: Canevari's Deli · 3.0 mi
Santa Rosa
One of Sonoma County's most popular regional parks, Spring Lake circles a small reservoir on Santa Rosa's east side with a paved 2.3-mile loop, a summer swim lagoon, boat rentals and a campground. It is a full-day family picnic destination with grills everywhere, and its trails link straight into Howarth Park and Trione-Annadel State Park.
Nearest picnic food: Canevari's Deli · 3.6 mi
Petaluma
A 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 spot for an uncrowded picnic and a short walk, with spring wildflowers as the seasonal bonus.
Nearest picnic food: Lombardi's Deli & BBQ · 5.9 mi
Petaluma
A compact wilderness park on Petaluma's southwest edge with about 6 miles of trails over grassy hills and through oak woodland, a fishing pond, and ridge-top viewpoints over the city and the southern Sonoma countryside. The playground-side picnic area and gazebo make an easy family stop that pairs well with a short hike to Cattail Pond.
Nearest picnic food: Ray's Delicatessen & Tavern · 1.4 mi
Petaluma
The surviving wing of General Mariano Vallejo's Rancho de Petaluma, once the largest privately owned adobe in Northern California, restored with period workrooms and living quarters on a rural rise east of town. Its parking-lot picnic area makes an easy history-plus-lunch stop, but the park is strictly alcohol-free.
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park
Nearest picnic food: Della Fattoria · 3.4 mi
Petaluma
At 3,400 acres, Tolay is one of Sonoma County's largest regional parks, filling a valley southeast of Petaluma around a seasonal lake that is sacred to the Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo. Its 11 miles of trails climb open ridges with views of San Pablo Bay, the San Francisco skyline and the Bay's bridges, making it a big-sky hike-and-picnic destination.
Nearest picnic food: Angelo's Wine Country Deli · 3.8 mi
Petaluma
Downtown Petaluma's best-known park is a small green with a rose-ringed gazebo, playground and picnic tables, and it hosts the Saturday farmers market in season. It is good for a quick family lunch downtown, but leave the wine in the car: glass is banned and alcohol isn't permitted.
Nearest picnic food: Della Fattoria · 0.3 mi
Carneros
A 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), buy two bottles and settle in. Kids, dogs and big groups are all welcome.
Nearest picnic food: Angelo's Wine Country Deli · 1.2 mi
Carneros
An unpretentious, organic family winery on a former rodeo ranch in Carneros, known as one of the most kid- and dog-friendly stops in the valley. You can bring your own food for a modest per-group forkage fee and settle in with bocce, cornhole and vineyard views.
Nearest picnic food: Angelo's Wine Country Deli · 0.8 mi
Carneros
A landmark sparkling-wine house on Hwy 121 with a terrace view across Carneros. There's no bring-your-own option, but its seasonal walk-in Al Fresco service in the oak grove works as a buy-on-site picnic, and it's the one time kids and dogs can come.
Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards
Nearest picnic food: Angelo's Wine Country Deli · 0.8 mi
Carneros
A family Carneros producer with a flagship winery in the Tipperary Vineyards south of town and a patio tasting room on the Plaza. Its bookable 'Picnic in Our Vineyards' sets you up on a private lawn among the vines with a catered lunch.
Roche Winery (Sonoma Winery & Tasting Room)
Nearest picnic food: Angelo's Wine Country Deli · 1.4 mi
Windsor
A 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 the ponds make it a quiet, dog-friendly picnic spot with no County alcohol ban.
Nearest picnic food: Quail & Condor · 5.0 mi
Windsor
An 850-acre County park in the Mayacamas foothills on Windsor's southeast edge, known mostly for hiking and horseback riding. Its entrance picnic area, with lawn, oaks, a gazebo and barbecues, is a pleasant post-hike lunch spot or a group-party site, and alcohol isn't banned.
Nearest picnic food: Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market · 2.3 mi
Windsor
Windsor's downtown lawn and event stage, a pleasant free place for a blanket picnic with a playground nearby and shops across the street. It's liveliest on summer Thursday concert nights with the farmers market. The Town's 2025 park policy says you need a permit to drink here, even though the code only bans alcohol where a ban is posted, so leave the bottle in the car unless you've called ahead.
Nearest picnic food: Quail & Condor · 5.0 mi
Windsor
Windsor's big community park, with a reservable group picnic area, grills, playgrounds and a stage. It's a free, easy family stop near the Russian River Valley wineries west of Highway 101.
Nearest picnic food: Quail & Condor · 4.8 mi
