Location: County: Sonoma. Nearest City: Sonoma. See map 5.

Campsites, facilities: No campsites. Point of interest to visit while on tour.

Reservations, fees: Call park for information.

Contact: Phone the District Office 1-707-938-1519.
Local Web site: www.napanet.net/~sshpa/

Operating hours, seasons: Daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  | Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.

Directions: The historic park is on 20 East Spain Street at 1st Street, Sonoma.

Weather, clothing: The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.

Trip notes: Sonoma State Historic Park is the site of the barracks, and General Vallejo's home ("La Casa Grande"), set on 49 acres of land. The Sonoma Mission in the park is the last of California's 21 missions. It was completed in 1823. A few years later, the Mexican government instructed Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, commander of the San Francisco presidio, to move his troops to Sonoma and secularize the mission settlement. Vallejo directed Sonoma's development until 1846 when a group of American settlers seized the town and imprisoned General Vallejo in the "Bear Flag Revolt." Vallejo was released and later became a State Senator and mayor of Sonoma. Visitors to the park can stroll through the streets surrounding the town's historic central plaza. There are over a dozen buildings, constructed between 1823 and 1855, including some from the Mission period. The mission contains the Jorgensen Collection of mission paintings. The park also has restaurants, shops and a museum. Nearby, Vallejo's second Sonoma home, known as "Lachryma Montis," an American-style Victorian, is open to the public.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to go Camping

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Miwok Lodge 439