Lake Sonoma

Open Daily

Visitor Center: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Hatchery: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Come visit us at the Milt Brandt Visitor Center at Lake Sonoma. 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.

Lake Sonoma's Boat-In Sites are scattered around beautiful Lake Sonoma. The sites are primitive and contain a picnic table, fire ring, and lantern holder. In addition, a pit toilet is at every campground to be shared by the surrounding sites.

World famous vineyards and a land rich in history surround the lake, where visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring the area's extensive trail network.

BOAT-IN CAMPGROUNDS ARE ACCESSIBLE BY WATER OR HIKING ONLY, THERE IS NO VEHICLE ACCESS TO ANY BOAT-IN CAMPGROUND

Craving some water sports? Lake Sonoma is a perfect destination to launch your watercraft. There are several launch points - the Public Boat Ramp, the Marina, and Yorty Creek. Yorty Creek is accessible from Cloverdale and is cartop launch only.

Boat inspections are required by Lake Sonoma to check for invasive mussels. For more information about inspections, click the button below.

Don’t have a boat of your own and want to expolore the lake? Look no further than the Lake Sonoma Marina, where you can rent anything from a paddleboard to a speedboat!

Lakeside patio rentals, a fully stocked store and more await you at this hidden gem at the bottom of the hill!

Beginner friendly disc golf course!

Holes from 10 Concrete Tees with two targets each. Tee sign photos are on Udisc. Yellow baskets on the first loop, orange baskets the second time around. Additional alternate holes A/B/C/D for optional 22 or 24 hole layouts. Please respect the Mando on Hole 1/11. DO NOT THROW OVER THE ROAD. Manicured grass with mature trees. It is a well maintained, cart friendly course. Bathrooms, trashcans, and water fountains are available. Please use them.

Fall 2026 Dates will be announced in October!

All funds raised from the pig hunt benefit Friends of Lake Sonoma.

The feral pig hunt is a beneficial program to cull invasive pigs that harm the land at Lake Sonoma.

Purchase your property passes from the Lake Sonoma Visitor Center, Lake Sonoma Marina, Turras Archery, or West Coast Archery.

If you don't own a horse, The Ranch at Lake Sonoma operates year-round (weather permitting) right overlooking the lake. They feature sure-footed, trail-knowledgeable horses suited for everyone from first-time riders to seasoned equestrians.

Because the terrain is rugged, scenic, and involves steep climbs, all rides are kept to a slow, steady, and safe walking pace.

Whether running, biking, hiking or even horse back riding is your thing, you have over 50 miles of trails to explore at Lake Sonoma.

We have many athletic events held on our beautiful trails, such as trail running events, marathon mountain biking and horseback riding endurance races.

For more information about our network of trails, click the button below!

~Closed due to construction~

Warm Springs Hatchery is also known as Don Clausen Fish Hatchery, is located behind the Visitor Center.

The hatchery produces coho salmon and steelhead for waters in the Russian River drainage.

The nearby fish ladder opens by mid-October. Salmon and Steelhead jump over seven steps to reach the top of the fish ladder. From there, they swim into a channel through a finger weir that allows passage into the pond, but not out. The hatchery traps between 3,000 and 5,000 Steelhead annually.