The park fee is now $8, and everything closes at 5:00PM instead of sunset. There is a sign indicating the summit is owned by Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District but not open to the public. Where I live the East Bay Regional Park District, and perhaps Sonoma County is on this list too, seems to have a habit of acquiring land and holding it for years... even decades... before giving the public the access they paid for. As a result we didn't feel too bad about crossing over and having lunch on the summit.
davidsanger - Aug 27, 2014 12:34 am - Hasn't voted
update
as of August 2014
Park Entry Fees
$10 Vehicle entry fee
$ 5 Walk in or Bicycle in
$49 Annual Pass
North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park is now open. It's located on the north side of the mountain off Sonoma Mountain Road. It includes a new segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail that connects over to Hayfields Trail in Jack London State Park. From the trailhead to Jack London is about 4 miles one way, 1,300 feet elevation gain.
$7 parking, vault toilet, no potable water, redwoods, creeks, open meadows, wooded hillsides, etc... and absolutely gorgeous
Dennis Poulin - Apr 13, 2007 11:25 am - Hasn't voted
Re: getting in for freeThanks again! I added your information to the main page. Dennis
mrchad9 - Mar 28, 2010 10:04 pm - Voted 10/10
Some updates...The park fee is now $8, and everything closes at 5:00PM instead of sunset. There is a sign indicating the summit is owned by Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District but not open to the public. Where I live the East Bay Regional Park District, and perhaps Sonoma County is on this list too, seems to have a habit of acquiring land and holding it for years... even decades... before giving the public the access they paid for. As a result we didn't feel too bad about crossing over and having lunch on the summit.
davidsanger - Aug 27, 2014 12:34 am - Hasn't voted
updateas of August 2014
Park Entry Fees
$10 Vehicle entry fee
$ 5 Walk in or Bicycle in
$49 Annual Pass
http://jacklondonpark.com/jack-london-directions.html
no register found at summit cairn.
TomK - Jul 20, 2015 7:08 pm - Hasn't voted
New Sonoma County Park now openNorth Sonoma Mountain Regional Park is now open. It's located on the north side of the mountain off Sonoma Mountain Road. It includes a new segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail that connects over to Hayfields Trail in Jack London State Park. From the trailhead to Jack London is about 4 miles one way, 1,300 feet elevation gain.
$7 parking, vault toilet, no potable water, redwoods, creeks, open meadows, wooded hillsides, etc... and absolutely gorgeous
http://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/Get_Outdoors/Parks/North_Sonoma_Mountain_Regional_Park_and_Open_Space_Preserve.aspx