Reviews

Tee Ponsukcharoen

I am always torn to write a review to a place I want to keep to myself but here we are. A small "private" waterfalls in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. Note that there is a parking/entry fee of 10 dollars which is totally worth it. Come relax and connect to nature!

Mike Veitch

Smashin State Park. Really beautiful setting. Lovely wee valley with deer and turkeys wandering around. Great staff and wee shop. Lovely. Only meant to stay a night, stayed 3 nights. Oh, and the observatory up the road a bit is fantastic. Saw Venus.

Rose Spencer

Absolutely gorgeous State Park with camping areas, great trails, gathering areas, and fabulous nature all around. We did a guided nature tour on one of the easier trails and had a great experience. I highly recommend! A++

Neil P

Great location! We’ve stayed here about 8 times in the past. Only complaint is that the restrooms and showers don’t seem to be cleaned very often and frequently lack in something like soap or paper towels. Note: Stayed in Site 3. Big and somewhat private site. However, the pad isn’t level with a good amount of decline.

G B

An amazing network of trails of all levels can be found at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, as well as informational trails that are great for kids. You can pick up a list of trails and rough map at the entrance. We meandered creekside, and looped Hillside Trail to meadow trail, all with amazing scenery. Very clean and well-maintained park, with plenty of rangers. Loads of great picnic areas as well. Can’t wait to return and try more hikes.

Stephanie Lorenzini Coleman

Top favorite places to escape to. It’s quiet on the trails. Campgrounds can be lively but a 10pm shut up order helps enjoy the rest of the night. If you see a golf cart heading to your site and you are rowdy, I bet it’s 10pm. The park hosts are awesome. I was helped by Kerri and Sydney. Both were detailed in their information and availability. Kerri is like this awesome Mom who puts things, pets, people back on track without anyone really noticing. She’s the iron fist holding a daisy. Sydney is energetic, almost always smiling. I’ve seen her deal with difficult situations that were not so easy to fix. She’s a golf cart warrior and her pug is the cutest (I personally don’t enjoy pugs but …. I do now!). His name is Biscuit Smushy Bushka Wolf. He can run faster than any other animal that I’ve seen that close to the ground. Oh and the park 👌🏻 gorgeous place. Always has been.

Goldie Gibbon

Gorgeous park that is great for tent campers or small RVs. The rangers were very friendly and informative. The trails are beautiful so plan on doing some of the hikes that lead from the day use areas here. If you are RVing make sure you leave time to come from the North or South on Route 12....or else you will be going over some extremely winding narrow roads from Oakville area. Many of the campsites are incredibly beautiful but not level for a vehicle so choose wisely if you need a flat driveway. The showers are coin operated and even though there were hardly any campers, they were freezing cold.

Stephanie Lorenzini Coleman

Top favorite places to escape to. It’s quiet on the trails. Campgrounds can be lively but a 10pm shut up order helps enjoy the rest of the night. If you see a golf cart heading to your site and you are rowdy, I bet it’s 10pm. The park hosts are awesome. I was helped by Kari and Sydney. Both were detailed in their information and availability. Kari is like this awesome Mom who puts things, pets, people back on track without anyone really noticing. She’s the iron fist holding a daisy. Sydney is energetic, almost always smiling. I’ve seen her deal with difficult situations that were not so easy to fix. She’s a golf cart warrior and her pug is the cutest (I personally don’t enjoy pugs but …. I do now!). His name is Biscuit Smushy Booska Wolf. He can run faster than any other animal that I’ve seen that close to the ground. Oh and the park 👌🏻 gorgeous place. Always has been.

Edward Olkowski

A hidden gem in Sonoma. Hiked to the summit of Bald Mountain. It's a 3 mile trek all up hill or 4 miles if you take the less steep option. Superlative views.

Tino Plank

This is an easily accessible park with a number of hiking trails as well as an observatory. A popular, and easy, hike is to the seasonal waterfall along Sonoma Creek. In 2025, spawning salmon were seen for the first time in many years. For those looking for a longer hike, there are multiple trails leading to the top of Bald Mountain. The reward for tackling this steep climb is a wonderful 360 view of Sonoma, Napa, Marin, and Contra Costa counties. Stargazing is poplar due to low levels of light pollution. And there are often events at the observatory.

David Imach

Beautiful park. Amazing trails for hiking and trail running. Even a waterfall trail. Interesting planet walk with planets spaced out across 5km showing how big the solar system actually is. State Park, so Sonoma Regional Parks pass does not work. Need the State Park pass. Or $10 one-day entry. Day use picnic tables. Great camping here too.

Kevin Petersen

Great hike offering great views of Sonoma valley. Some signs that are still out say some of the trails are closed but they were open when you hiked to them. Very fun way to spend half a day in Sonoma!

MARK MCLOUGHLIN

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is a gem in our own backyard. A fire went through the area a while back, and it's healing nicely. It is an educational experience seeing a burn area recoup after such devastation.

Ala Omer

The area was beautiful with lots of scenery. The hike to the waterfall isn't too bad with a walkable trails available for kids, pets, people with difficulty hiking. You can spot wild animals (deers, squirrels..etc). The road to go there was also very scenic (not the one that goes through the city) Worst part was he restrooms at it's not really equipped for human occupiency.

Take Back Roads

**dogs are not allowed** I love this park. It’s stunning. I’m not sure why the Google listing says dogs are allowed when they are not (at least not on the trails - maybe in campgrounds?) The drive in is beautiful and there are a number of trails to pick from. The observatory has a lot of classes and events throughout the year. I’ve never camped here.