Petaluma Gap

Petaluma Gap: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Petaluma Gap

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Petaluma Gap — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.25000, -122.70000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Petaluma Gap

• Helen Putnam Regional Park · park · Sonoma · ~7 km · Must-see
• Laguna Lake · lake · Marin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rohnert Park · church · Sonoma · ~10 km · Must-see
• Shollenberger Park · park · Sonoma · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dhammadharini Monastery · Buddhist site · Sonoma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Petaluma Reservoir · lake · Sonoma · ~15 km · Must-see
• Roberts Lake · lake · Sonoma · ~16 km · Must-see
• Soulajule Dam · lake · Marin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sonoma Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fairfield Osborn Preserve · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tolay Lake · lake · Sonoma · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jack London State Historic Park · fort · Sonoma · ~21 km · Must-see
• Taylor Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~21 km · Must-see
• Marin Museum of the American Indian · museum · Marin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Jack London's Wolf House · fort · Sonoma · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bennett Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bennett Valley · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Verano Park · park · Sonoma · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Petaluma Gap

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Petaluma Gap

• Sonoma Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~17 km · Must-see
• Taylor Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bennett Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bennett Valley · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bliss · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~32 km · Must-see
• San Geronimo Commons · viewpoint · Marin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Las Gallinas Valley · viewpoint · Marin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bodega Head · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~41 km · Must-see

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