Accessible Travel in Sonoma: Best Restaurants, Wineries, Hotels and Activities

Sonoma County’s public transportation offers ADA accommodations for those with disabilities, with features such as wheelchair access, audible location and stop signals, and paratransit services. Information and referral service 2-1-1 Sonoma also offers resources on disability related transportation.

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)

The SMART Trainoffers an opportunity for visitors and locals alike to discover the area via public transportation. SMART stations are ramp-accessible, the Clipper Card vending machines on platforms are ADA compliant, and its trains have ADA accessible seating and restrooms. SMART personnel are also available for assistance boarding and exiting the train. Service animals are welcome on the train provided they remain seated and leashed/harnessed, except when performing service tasks that would be hindered by tethering.

5401 Old Redwood Highway, Suite 200, Petaluma, 707-794-3330

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

This luxury hotel has six ADA-compliant rooms and suites along with several accessible areas on the property, such as the onsite restaurants, swimming pool, fitness center, public restrooms and parking spaces. Accessible room features include a rollaway bed, roll-in shower, bathtub and toilet grab bars, 32-inch wide doors, assistive listening devices, teletypewriters and Braille signage. Service animals are welcome.

100 Boyes Blvd., Sonoma, 707-938-9000

Kenwood Inn & Spa

This Mediterranean-inspired inn has four accessible guest rooms featuring 32-inch wide doors, lowered peephole and shelves, grab bars in the bathroom, roll-in shower with fold-down seat, roll-up sink with lowered mirrors, hard-wire visual alarm, and a phone with volume control and flashing lights when it rings. The property accessibility features include accessible parking spaces, front desk, dining tables, spa treatment room and pool/hot tub lifts. Service animals are welcome.

10400 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood, 707-833-1293

Flamingo Resort

The retro-chic Flamingo Resort has four accessible guest rooms as well as accessible parking spaces, ramp access, reception desk, public bathrooms, onsite restaurant, fitness center, and lifts for the pool and hot tub. The accessible rooms feature 32-inch doorways, grab bars in the bathroom, roll-in showers, mobility tubs, visual fire alarms and closed caption TVs.

2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 707-545-8530

Hampton Inn & Suites Windsor

Windor’s Hampton Inn boasts dozens of accessibility features, such as accessible parking, concierge desk, swimming pool (with a hoist), teletypewriters, assistive listening devices and braille room numbers. The seven ADA-accessible rooms include such features as roll-in showers or accessible bathtubs; visual alarms for clock, phone and doorbell; lowered sink, bed, peephole and shelves; and remote controlled curtains. Service animals are welcome.

8937 Brooks Road S., Windsor, 707-837-9355

Oxford Suites Sonoma County – Rohnert Park

This hotel — located in “The Friendly City” Rohnert Park — has a handful of accessible suites that include bathrooms with grab bars, roll-in showers with shower seats and a fire alarm with flashing lights. 

67 Golf Course Drive West, Rohnert Park, 707-584-0333

Bodega Coast Inn & Suites

Enjoy dazzling coastal views and modern comfort at this boutique Bodega hotel. ADA features at the inn include wheelchair accessible parking and rooms, guest rooms with lowered switches and storage, and alarms for those with hearing and vision impairments. 

521 Coast Highway 1, Bodega Bay, 707-875-2217

The Girl & The Fig

This French bistro-inspired eatery has fairly spacious indoor seating as well as a covered outdoor garden patio and parklet dining. There’s also a wheelchair-accessible unisex restroom.

110 W. Spain St., Sonoma, 707-938-3634

Brewsters Beer Garden

Brewsters has a large accessible outdoor patio with plenty of movable space and seating options, as well as wheelchair-accessible restrooms. 

229 Water St., Petaluma, 707-981-8330

Grossman’s Noshery & Bar

Situated in Railroad Square’s historic Hotel La Rose, Grossman’s has easy access with an automatic front door and a spacious outdoor patio (shaded and heated). There are low-top accessible tables indoors and outdoors, as well as accessible restrooms. Grossman’s also provides takeout and easy deli pick-up.

308 Wilson St., Santa Rosa, 707-595-7707

The Mill at Glen Ellen

Jeanne Allen recommended The Mill for its accessible ramp entry and large, wheelchair accessible unisex restroom with grab bars.

14301 Arnold Drive, Suite 32, Glen Ellen, 707-721-1818

Cumin Restaurant

Specializing in Indian/Nepalese cuisine, this eatery has accessible, ground floor front entry and a spacious indoor seating area, as well as an outdoor patio.

170 Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa, 707-771-8336

Franchettis Gasthaus

This Italian-German fusion restaurant has easy front access, outdoor patio, fairly spacious indoor seating and accessible restrooms.

1229 N Dutton Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-526-1229

Los Tres Chiles

This Mexican eatery has a fairly spacious indoor dining area and an accessible unisex restroom with grab railing.

2765 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-304-5724

Charlie’s Restaurant at the Windsor Golf Club

Charlie’s has ramp access, automatic doors, wide hallways and a spacious lakeside patio with outdoor heaters for colder months. 

1320 19th Hole Drive, Windsor, 707-838-8802

Catelli’s

This popular Italian restaurant boasts an expansive patio space, moderately sized indoor seating and accessible restrooms with grab bars.

21047 Geyserville Ave., Geyserville, 707-857-3471

Sonoma Pizza Co.

“Amazing food and staff. Great ramp access to their back patio as well,” said one member of the Save Sonoma County Restaurants! Facebook group. 

6615 Front St., Forestville, 707-820-1031

Unti Vineyards

The tasting room at Unti, a small winery specializing in Mediterranean-style wines, has been “converted enough to be wheelchair accessible,” states wheelchairtraveling.com, which also noted the easy access from the accessible parking spot to the tasting room. The tasting bar is at a height reachable for most wheelchair users and there is a uni-sex wheelchair accessible restroom. 

4202 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, 707-433-5590

Kendall-Jackson

The Kendall-Jackson estate grounds are “really flat and very wheelchair friendly,” according to wheelchairtraveling.com. While the tasting room in the chateau doesn’t have a lowered counter, accessible tables can easily be set up. There is also an accessible restroom. 

5007 Fulton Road, Santa Rosa, 707-571-8100

Meadowcroft Wines

Nestled in Sonoma’s Cornerstone marketplace, the Meadowcroft Wines tasting room has ramp access and a lowered section at the tasting bar that’s accessible for wheelchair users, according to wheelchairtraveling.com.

23574 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, 707-934-4090

SIGH.

This champagne and sparkling wine bar is conveniently located just off the Sonoma Plaza. Jeanne Allen noted in a 2018 Facebook post that the tasting bar has a “huge lowered counter for wheelchair accessibility.”

120 W. Napa St., Sonoma, 707-996-2444

Lynmar Estate Winery

Sebastopol’s Lynmar Estate has large grounds with one accessible parking spot, accessible restrooms and a lowered tasting bar, according to wheelchairtraveling.com.

3909 Frei Road, Sebastopol, 707-829-3374

Hanson of Sonoma Distillery

Jeanne Allen noted this distillery’s tasting room was “incredibly wheelchair accessible.”

22985 Burndale Road, Sonoma, 707-343-1805

 Sonoma County has a number of parks with ADA accessible trails to get your fill of the region’s beautiful nature. To find local parks with accessibility features, check the “Accessible Areas” filter on the Sonoma County Regional Parks’ Find a Park webpage. Check here to find California state parks with accessibility features. To find accessible outdoor adventures all around the North Coast and Bay Area, check Access Northern California. Below are some county parks with paved, compact soil or packed gravel trails that are wheelchair friendly.

Doran Regional Park

Enjoy coastal breezes and birdwatching at Doran Regional Park, where a 1.3-mile trail connects to an ADA-accessible boardwalk with benches and viewing areas. The park also connects to the wheelchair accessible Bird Walk Coastal Access Trail via the multi-use Cheney Creek Trail. Doran Regional Park has ADA-accessible campsites, visitors center and kayak launch, and free all-terrain wheelchairs are available for day-use on a first-come, first-served basis. 

201 Doran Beach Road, Bodega Bay, 707-875-3540

Sonoma Coast State Park

The Sonoma Coast has a multitude of accessible trails and campgrounds. The compacted aggregate Bodega Head Trail is a generally flat, 1.89-mile accessible loop located at the end of Westshore Road, with views of the Pacific, Bodega Bay and harbor. There is also accessible parking, restrooms and picnic tables. 

3095 Highway 1, Bodega Bay, 707-875-3483

Gualala Point Regional Park

A paved, ADA-accessible trail connects the parking area to the beach, crossing through grassy meadows and cypress groves. Other unpaved trails at Gualala Point, located near the famed Sea Ranch, are relatively firm and stable, made all the more accessible with complimentary all-terrain wheelchairs. The wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis and can be borrowed at the visitor center, open noon to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. During weekdays, call the Gualala Point office before your visit to request a wheelchair for your arrival.

42401 Coast Highway 1, Gualala, 707-785-2377

Fort Ross State Historic Park

A paved path leads from the visitors center and parking lot to the main entrances to the fort, which is wheelchair friendly. A path from the parking lot also leads south past an accessible picnic area to the historic windmill and Monterey Cypress Grove.

19005 Coast Highway 1, Jenner, 707-847-3286

Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve

The 0.77-mile, wheelchair friendly Pioneer Nature Trail extends from the visitors center to the accessible picnic area under a dense canopy of majestic redwoods. Branching off from this trail are two other short, accessible paths of compact soil: the Discovery Trail – which includes informative panels, some offering a tactile experience – and the Armstrong Nature Trail. 

17000 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville, 707-869-2015

Sonoma Valley Regional Park

The paved, ADA-accessible Valley of the Moon Trail runs 1.2 miles bordering a seasonal creek through an oak woodland. Picnic tables are dotted along the trail for convenient rest stops.

13630 Sonoma Highway, Glen Ellen, 707-539-8092

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

Travel along Sonoma Creek via the accessible, 0.44-mile Creekside Nature Trail. Made of compacted aggregate, the trail averages 5-feet wide and is generally flat with intermittent 5-8% slopes. The park also has accessible parking, restrooms, picnic area and three accessible campsites. Some areas of the on-site Robert Ferguson Observatory are accessible, however, paths in the library are only 30 inches wide and telescope eyepieces may not suit everyone’s needs. Call the observatory at 707-833-6979 to discuss needs and accommodations.

2605 Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood, 707-833-5712

Spring Lake Regional Park

The paved, multi-use Spring Lake Loop Trail is ADA accessible and travels 2.3 miles around the lake on mostly flat ground with moderate slopes. Picnic areas, some campsites and access to the Environmental Discovery Center are wheelchair accessible. All-terrain wheelchairs can be checked out at the lifeguard station between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day on a first-come, first-served basis.

North Entrance: 393 Violetti Road, Santa Rosa; South Entrance: 5585 Newanga Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-539-8092

Joe Rodota Trail

This 8.5-mile trail connecting Santa Rosa and Sebastopol is completely paved and gently sloped. The trailhead parking lot at the west end of Sebastopol Road provides accessible parking.

4211 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa, 707-433-1625

Safari West

Those with limited mobility can experience the Sonoma Serengeti in one of Safari West’s modified safari vehicles, which accommodates four guests and one wheelchair or motorized mobility scooter. Safari West requests that reservations for the modified safari vehicle are made at least two weeks prior to your visit. The walking portion of the classic safaris are wheelchair friendly, and wheelchairs are also available free of charge.

Housebroken service animals are welcome, though they are restricted in all areas where the safari’s animals are not separated by a physical barrier. Additionally, service animals cannot join the safari tours; they may stay with staff in the office where they’ll be provided water.

Guests with hearing impairments can bring a certified ASL interpreter at no additional charge. With advance notice, tactile tours may be provided for guests with visual impairments.

For overnight stays, there are two accessible tent cabins with ramps, accessible parking spaces close by, bathroom grab bars and shower seats.

3115 Porter Creek Road, Santa Rosa, 707-579-2551

Charles M. Schulz Museum

Charles M. Schulz Museum has wheelchair-accessible parking spaces, front entrance, galleries, restrooms and an elevator. Wheelchairs can be provided to visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.

For visitors with hearing impairments, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation can be reserved at no additional cost for docent-led tours, lectures and public programs. There are also Assistive Listening Devices available and closed captioning on films displayed in the galleries.

For visitors with vision impairments, LPG (Large Print Guide) booklets with size 24 Arial font, produced for main and special exhibits, can be requested at the front desk. Guests can also reserve a Tactile and Visual Descriptive Tour at no additional cost two weeks in advance. To reserve specialized tours, contact the Education Department at ​​707-284-1263.

For visitors on the autism spectrum, the museum provides noise-canceling headphones and sensory kits, as well as hosts occasional free Sensory-Friendly Family Days for those who need a slower, quieter environment. ADA-certified service animals are welcome.

2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707-579-4452