Rohnert Park

Rohnert Park is a city located in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of California. Rohnert Park is a small city of about 45,000 residents. The city of Rohnert Park, although beautiful, does not offer much regarding tourism.

Get in

Rohnert Park is located 50 miles north of San Francisco, and 10 miles south of Santa Rosa. The city is easily accessed through highway 101.

The closest airports are Santa Rosa (STS IATA), San Francisco International Airport (SFO IATA) and Oakland (OAK IATA). The bus to the airport is operated by Groome Transportation.

By train

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, or SMART, connects Rohnert Park with Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, and Larkspur, with ferry connections to San Francisco. The extension north to Cloverdale is expected to be completed by 2021 or 2022.

By bus

Rohnert Park is something of a hub for local bus lines, with service from Sonoma County Transit and Golden Gate Transit.

Get around

Most people use a personal vehicle, however, there is a bus system and several taxis. The streets are very friendly for bikes, or walking. The two main bus lines are Sonoma County Transit and Golden Gate Transit.

See

Do

Play tennis, softball or soccer at one of the many parks. Walk or bike on one of the paths that run through the city.

  • 🌍 Chuck E. Cheese, 601 Rohnert Pk Exprwy, ☏ +1 707 586-1949. Su–Th 11AM–9PM, F 11AM–10PM, Sa 10AM–10PM. Visit on a Monday-Thursday (avoid weekends).
  • 🌍 Reading Cinemas, 555 Rohnert Park Expwy West, ☏ +1 707 586-5996, . Catch a movie at this large and beautiful theater.
  • 🌍 Foxtail Golf Club, 100 Golf Course Drive, ☏ +1 707 584-7766. Play a few rounds of golf at the two beautiful public golf courses, North and South.
  • 🌍 Scandia (Scandia Family Fun Center), 5301 Redwood Dr, ☏ +1 707-584-1398. Su–Th 10AM–9PM, F Sa 10AM–11PM. Play mini-golf, ride the go karts, experience the batting cages and arcade.
  • Rohnert Park Aquatics. The City of Rohnert Park Aquatics program operates three pools. Honeybee Pool operates year round; Magnolia and Benicia Pools operate seasonally from June through August. Each pool offers a variety of programming including swim lessons, lap swim, public swim and pool rentals. Lap swim is $5 for a one-day drop-in pass ($4 if a senior).
  • 🌍 Crane Creek Regional Park, 6107 Pressley Road. A 128-acre park to the east of Sonoma State University.
  • 🌍 Cal Skate, 6100 Commerce Blvd, ☏ +1 707 585-0500. Roller skating.
  • Double Decker Lanes, 300 Golf Course Dr, ☏ +1 (707) 585-0226. Bowling; 50 state-of-the-art lanes with bumpers and automatic scoring.
  • Graton Casino and Resort, 288 Golf Course Dr W, ☏ +1 707 588-7100. Open 24 hours daily. The lively casino is the largest in California north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Buy

Rohnert Park has lots of big box stores, including Target, Walmart, Costco, Ashley Furniture, and Home Depot.

Eat

In addition to the locally owned places listed here, Rohnert Park also offers many chain restaurants. Supermarkets include Safeway, Raley's, Food Maxx, Grocery Outlet, and Pacific Market

  • Hana Japanese Restaurant, 101 Golf Course Dr. Voted best Japanese restaurant in Sonoma County.
  • Hunan Kitchen. Combo meals for $4-$6. Located on Commerce, behind KFC.
  • Black Bear Diner, 6255 Commerce Blvd. Old fashioned family food for around $10.
  • Mary's Pizza Shack, 101 Golf Course Dr. Delicious Italian food.
  • Taqueria El Favorito. Authentic Mexican food for about $5.
  • 🌍 Amy's Drive Thru, 58 Golf Course Drive West, ☏ +1-707-755-3629. Daily 6AM–10PM. A fast-food restaurant with an all-vegetarian menu of burgers, burritos, pizza, salad, and of course milk shakes. Many vegan and gluten-free options. Aims to use local and sustainable ingredients and materials. Entrees $5.

Drink

  • Old Caz Beer, 5625 State Farm Drive, Suite 17, ☏ +1 (707) 978-3974. Th-F 4-10PM; Sa Su noon-10PM. Old Caz brews can be found at more than three dozen bars and restaurants in Sonoma County. The new (June 2019) taproom seats 35; it also sells growlers to go.
  • Quincy's Pub & Cafe, 6590 Commerce Blvd # D, ☏ +1 707 585-1079.
  • Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, ☏ +1 707 665-9472. M-F 10AM-9PM, Sa 5PM-9PM. Sally Tomatoes is a cafe/bar/event center located in the Sonoma Mountain Village Community. ST serves delicious salads, outstanding burgers, some wonderful Italian specialties, and raspberry brownies to die for. Happy Hour is M-F 4PM-6PM. $8-12.

In addition neighboring Cotati is famous for a stretch of bars in the downtown area nicknamed 'The Cotati Crawl'.

Sleep

Connect

The 🌍 Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library has free wifi and public computers. To use the computers without a library card, you can present identification to request a guest pass.

Go next

Routes through Rohnert Park
Eureka ← Santa Rosa ←  N  S  β†’ Cotati β†’ San Francisco
END ← Santa Rosa ←  N  S  β†’ Cotati β†’ San Rafael


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