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Riverfront Regional Park
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Hours | The park is open daily. Most Sonoma County Regional parks open at 8:00 a.m. and close at sunset. |
| Parking |
$5.00 per vehicle for day use. Special rates apply to buses or trucks carrying more than 9 people. |
| Dogs | Permitted on leash no longer than 6' in length. Rabies certificate required. |
Facilities | Redwood grove picnic areas and over two miles of trails. Fishing for bass, etc. with current license; no bodily contact with water. A 2-mile loop trail (gravel path) around Lake Benoist. Great wildlife viewing/birdwatching. Fishing access and non-gas powered boating (electric OK) in lakes. Reservable picnic areas. Chemical toilets. |
| ADA Access | Good accessibility to developed areas (parking and picnic sites). |
Highlights:
The 300-acre park is located adjacent to the Russian River. Formerly a gravel quarry site, the two ponds offer fishing opportunities. No swimming is allowed in the lakes. For additional information, phone (707) 565-2041.
On July 17, 2007 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved advertising for bids to construct Phase 2 of Riverfront Regional Park. Construction bids are to be opened August 20, 2007 and construction is tentatively scheduled to start in late September and continue into December 2007. Construction will take place Monday through Friday and exclude Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. Proposed construction includes a restroom building, utilities and pedestrian bridge in the existing Redwood Grove Picnic area and development of six family picnic table sites at the East Lake Picnic Area (See attached Picnic Area Location Map). The Redwood Grove group picnic area will be impacted during construction of the bridge and restroom building as identified on the attached site map (See attached Redwood Grove Picnic Area Site Map).
Funding for the project includes a $300,000 grant from the California Resources Agency’s Proposition 40 River Parkways program and a $35,000 donation to the Regional Parks Foundation’s from the McDonald family.
The Board of Supervisors approved the Master Plan for the Park’s five (5) phases of development in 2004. The first phase of park development, including an entrance driveway, parking, group and family picnic areas, and two miles of trails, was completed in November 2004. The property was purchased with a Matching Grant Agreement between the Sonoma County Water Agency, Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, and the Regional Parks Department that authorizes park development and management.
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East Lake Picnic Area (435K)
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