Spring Lake Regional Park

Spring Lake

Spring Lake Regional Park is a 320-acre Sonoma County park in the foothills east of the city of Santa Rosa. Its main feature is 72-acre Spring Lake. The lake offers fishing and boating. It is stocked with trout in the cooler months and offers warmwater fishing year round. Around the lake are shady picnic areas and hiking and biking trails. Canoes, paddle boats, and mountain bikes are available for rent. There is an educational visitors center in the park. Next to the lake is a 3-acre swimming lagoon, with lifeguards, a sandy beach, a concession stand, and showers. On the west shore of the lake is an oak-shaded campground. The campground has 27 reservable individual sites and 1 reservable group site. It has flush toilets and hot showers. See here for Camping Information.

Next to Spring Lake Park is Santa Rosa's Howarth Park to the west and Annadel State Park to the east. Howarth Park contains a carousel, train rides, and Lake Ralphine, which offers sailing and fishing. Annadel State Park is a huge park, with 5000 acres of rolling hills, woods, and meadows. Elevations range from 380 to 1880 feet. The park has 35 miles of trails. It contains Lake Ilsanjo, which is a hike-in warmwater fishing lake.

Spring Lake Regional Park phone: (707) 539-8092, picnic reservations: (707) 565-2267, camping reservations: (707) 565-CAMP (2267)
Park address: 5390 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa, California 95409
Campground and boat ramp: 5585 Newanga Avenue, Santa Rosa

Spring Lake Park Pictures: (click on the thumbnails for a bigger picture)


Walking and biking path along west shore of Spring Lake (8/90)	Fishing at Spring Lake (8/90)	Picnic area, southeast end of Spring Lake	Spring Lake Swim Lagoon (8/95)	Looking towards south end of Swim Lagoon (8/95)

Howarth Park Pictures

These pictures of Howarth Park were taken in 1991: (click on the thumbnails for a bigger picture)


Merry-Go-Round	Playground	Pony Rides


Train Ride	Lake Ralphine with sail and paddle boats

Map and Directions

Click here for a map of the area around Spring Lake.

Directions to the Spring Lake Campground:

Take US 101 north to Santa Rosa
Take CA-12 exit towards Sebastopol/Sonoma - 0.2 miles
Keep right at the fork in the ramp - 0.2 miles
Merge on CA-12 East. 1.1 miles.
Take the exit - 0.2 miles.
Turn LEFT onto FARMERS LN/CA-12 - 0.3 miles.
Turn RIGHT onto HOEN AVE - 1.5 miles.
Turn LEFT onto NEWANGA AVE - 0.5 miles

To get to Spring Lake Park:

Take US 101 north to Santa Rosa
Take CA-12 exit towards Sebastopol/Sonoma - 0.2 miles
Keep right at the fork in the ramp - 0.2 miles
Merge on CA-12 East. 1.1 miles.
Take the exit - 0.2 miles.
Turn LEFT onto FARMERS LN/CA-12 - 1.0 miles.
Turn RIGHT onto SONOMA HWY/CA-12 W - 3.5 miles.
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto LOS ALAMOS RD - 0.1 miles.
Turn RIGHT onto MELITA RD - 0.1 miles.
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto MONTGOMERY DR. 0.4 miles.

Santa Rosa and Vicinity

The city of Santa Rosa is the largest city in Sonoma County, with some 164,000 people. It is the county seat for Sonoma County. It has had several famous residents. One was the famous horticulturalist Luther Burbank, whose home and gardens are a city park. Cartoonist Robert L. Ripley, of Ripley's Believe It or Not, was born in Santa Rosa. The Robert L. Ripley Memorial Museum is housed in the "Church Built from One Tree," built from the wood of one huge redwood tree and which was featured in one of Ripley's cartoons. It is located downtown. (See here for a map of downtown Santa Rosa.) Santa Rosa was also the home of the most famous cartoonist of all, Charles Schulz, who owned the Redwood Empire Ice Arena on Steele Lane and the neighboring Snoopy's Gallery and Gift Shop. Nearby, the Charles M. Schulz Museum is under construction. (See here for a map and directions.)

Santa Rosa Information:

Santa Rosa is located in the heart of Sonoma County.
Click here for a map of the region around Santa Rosa.

Pictures:


Snoopy's Gift Shop (8/91)	Stainglass window at Snoopy's Gift Shop (8/91)


Walkway to Warm Springs Dam Hatchery (8/95)	Warm Springs Dam Hatchery and Visitors Center building	Giant salmon model in visitors center	View of Lake Sonoma from overlook


Wine & Visitors Center building (8/95)	Deck and pond behind the visitors center	Display on winemaking in visitors center

Bay Area Backroads Stories and Videos on Santa Rosa and Vicinity:

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