The Friends of Lake Sonoma welcomes you!

The Friends of Lake Sonoma is a cadre of volunteers that supports the interpretive and educational programs managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Sonoma.  Due to federal budget shortfalls, we also provide funding to help maintain the park and keep key facilities -- including the Milt Brandt Visitors Center -- open to public access.  We welcome your help -- financially through monetary and in-kind donations or through your service as a park volunteer! 

Enjoy trail rides at The Ranch at Lake Sonoma -- oh what a view!

The Ranch at Lake Sonoma is one of the top recommendations on Trip Advisor. Seeing Lake Sonoma on horseback is just fantastic.  The views are splendid and the experience is first-class.  Be sure to bring your camera.  This is an opportunity to see the park like you've never seen it before! Check out the details at theranchatlakesonoma.com or just click here to be redirected to the ranch's website.  

Save the Date! Our next Steelhead Festival will be Saturday, March 7, 2026.

The 2026 Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival will be held on the grounds of the Milt Brandt Visitor Center at Lake Sonoma on Saturday, March 7.  We plan to have a full day of fish, fun and festivities!  If you would like a booth for your business or non-profit, please go to steelheadfestival.org. Registration forms will be added in the late summer.

                       

Visitor Center and Hatchery Now Open Daily!

Come visit us at the Milt Brandt Visitor Center at Lake Sonoma, open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m!  Our team of ambassadors and volunteers are here to assist you and make your visit complete.  Check out the items in our gift shop, which helps support The Friends of Lake Sonoma.  We are excited to report that the Congressman Don Clausen Fish Hatchery has reopened as well; tours are available.

Pig Hunting Season Ends!

 

 

The 2024-25 Pig Hunting Season has ended.  Deer hunts begin this summer, but are sold out.  Check out this page next Fall when we announce hunting dates for 2025-26.

Board of Directors

Skip Brand, chairman

Rick Herbert, vice chairman

Brent Swinth,  treasurer

Hailey Norman, secretary

 

Directors: Dora Azevedo, Nikki Baxes, Joe Brandt, Carl Bowers, Miguel Crawford, Jayson Collard, Marci Cook, Dan Horn, Marshall Turbeville and Alyson White

 

Directors Emeritus:  Gordon Amrein, Harry Bosworth, Linda Clapp, Paul Finn, Dave Harmeson, Donna Meier, Tony Pettis, Phil Pinto, Arnold Santucci, Ken Screechfield, Richard Thomas, Kasey Wade, Burrell Wyle

Tax Status

The Friends of Lake Sonoma is recognized as a non-profit cooperative association under section 501 (c) 3 of the United State Internal Revenue Service tax code.  Our tax identification number is 94-2260679.  We operate on a fiscal year from January 1 to December 31.  Monetary and in-kind donations to the Friends of Lake Sonoma are considered to be tax deductible, unless limited by law.

Partners

The Friends of Lake Sonoma relies on strong partnerships with key govenmental agencies and businesses, including:

United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District

Sonoma Water

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Sonoma County Tourism

Back Country Horsemen of California -- North Bay Chapter

Sonoma County Parks Department

Sonoma County Bowmen

United Flyers of Sonoma County

Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley

 

 

 

Contact Us