Spring Lake Regional Park

A favorite place to walk. Paved all the way around the lake. Beautiful views and I especially like the Children's remembrance garden. Each mosaic tells a visual story about the child who has passed. Very peaceful and a wonderful way to be remembered. The mosaic's are beautiful and creative.

Wow!! For a six dollar parking pass, you get this giant park and also along with $10 for a two hour day pass for your kids to go on this crazy outdoor jumping water pad with lifeguards present and your child in a life fest there's nothing to worry about!!

My niece had a birthday party at this particular event so we tagged along just to check it out!! Much to our surprise, we found out this particular. Sunday was the last Sunday that this blowup outdoor jumpy house was set up on the lake for humans! Lol the following weekend there would be a remodel and a jumpy house for dogs or some sort of platform jumping area for dogs! Since I have two huskies and one loves , the water we will probably be back!! Lol

I was also surprised by this particular locations, Cafe and their array of different vegan and vegetarian as well as carnivore dishes! Lol they also had barbecued oysters for sale, and Johny pops for sale which are organic fruit bars! I was rather surprised, considering most places sell the normal, 7-Eleven style foods! Lol no offense to 7-Eleven, but I can't stomach any of that! Yet an impossible Var I could definitely Take on!!

How I have not written a review for Spring Lake is beyond me. I have enjoyed this treasured park since my kids were little and now with my grandchildren. I have held several birthday parties here as well.
I have hiked, biked and paddled at Spring Lake. Today I had the pleasure of volunteering for the Dog Bark event sponsored by Sonoma County Regional Parks- what a treat! Also I had food from the snack bar for the first time- loved the veggie burger.

This is a pretty park with recreational activities offered. We were lucky to get the kids to play at the lake where they had swimming available at the lake during the summer.
Life guards were available to watch the kids and the ones who were able to play at the water play.
During fall, winter and spring the park makes for pretty hikes with different terrains available. Some parts of the park offer exercise areas when walking, places to kayak, bike, and camp as well.

Beautiful State Park! One of our gems in Santa Rosa. Great for many activities. Hiking, running, fishing, swimming, BBQ, birthdays, waterpark, camping, relaxing, scenery, kayaking, boats, feeding ducks, and much more.

The staff, lifeguards and regional park managers are always very nice and friendly. They are helpful with any questions. The park itself is always clean. If you have parties they make sure to give you plenty of trash bags to get rid of any trash etc.

If your looking for a peaceful walk, a place to celebrate or workout. This would be it.

Beautiful park.

Spring Lake is a charm in the middle of city life. Nature at it's best.. huge open clean spaces, trails, continuous lake with pristine clear water sparkling on a sunny day.. geese flying around fearlessly as if it's their natural habitat, several places for group picnics/gatherings.. On Sundays the entry is free of charge.

The place is only 11 minutes drive from my home and it seems I will be going there quite frequently, hereon :)

Much recommended!

My kids enjoyed playing in the shallow side of the lake and the life guards on duty do an excellent job. I would prefer a sandy beach instead of dirt. It is disgusting and it's difficult to clean out.

Plus other patrons blast their music next to others without regard. Couldn't relax and didn't enjoy my time.

If you happen to find yourself in Santa Rosa, this bucolic 320-acre park is well worth seeking out if you've got a couple of hours to chill and take a walk. The old-fashioned name sounds like a place where Barney took Thelma Lou to canoodle on "The Andy Griffith Show". But I later remembered that was Myers Lake so what was I thinking of? Besides, Barney would balk at the $7 entrance fee.

In the eastern part of town, the park boasts, you guessed it, a reservoir called Spring Lake, and a 2.3 loop trail that affords nice views through the entire route. That was the main appeal for me, especially since most of it was paved and quite flat with plenty of bird sightings if you're the birdwatcher type. It certainly attracts a lot of fishing enthusiasts as I passed by a lot of them along the way.

Doing a walkabout isn't your only option here as there are facilities for swimming, boating, and camping. Availability appeared to be seasonal, so I'd contact the park district if you want to take advantage. As for me, I just looped the 72-acre lake three times to get my FitBit steps in. There was enough variety in the scenery to make my redundant actions worthwhile. Wait, I think I see Barney and Thelma Lou steaming up the squad car.

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Spring Lake Regional Park is outside of Santa Rosa. It features 10 miles of trails for hiking/biking/riding, options for boating and floating, campsites, and picnic areas. There is a seasonal swimming lagoon with inflatable water park. The park is open to dogs on leash. Parking is $7.

My family was looking to go on some kind of outdoor adventure this summer. (We usually hang out by eating or watching TV.) However we decided that to canoe down the Russian River might be a little too intense for us, and we wanted to bring along the doggos. So we ended up at Spring Lake.

It was a great option for all of us -- for my mom to sit and read, for my sister and I to go out on paddle boards, and for my brother to walk the dogs around the lake. The lake does occasionally suffer from toxic algae blooms, which the bored teenagers doing paddleboard rentals will not volunteer information about, so look out for signs informing you of this issue.

While I was tempted to pay for entry to the inflatable waterpark, I figured I'd let the 10-year-olds have it to themselves this time. (This area does have a capacity and it sells out so consider buying tix online in advance.)

If I lived closer, I could see how I might get bored of this park. But for the once a year family outing, it was perfect!

I'm not a camping person, but I'll do it. The weekend we went, it was 100+ degrees. I was miserable part of the time. I didn't get much sleep either. Once the sun started coming up and the birds start chirping, I was up. This was around 5am.

Even so, the group campgrounds itself is pretty great. It cost $225 per night, which isn't too bad split among us. The fee includes 10 vehicles. There are no neighbors outside of our group. Amenities include a serving table, 4 tables with benches, 2 large BBQs, plenty of trash cans, cabinet to store food, wash sink, large fire ring with grill, flush restrooms, and MOST importantly two showers. Quarters were not needed and the water temperature was good. The location is also great, because you are not too far from civilization. If you need something, then you can drive out to get it.

During the day, we hung out at the lagoon. Some of us went into the suspect water, but I choose to stay at the picnic tables under the trees instead. If you didn't bring any food with you, there are smash burgers and hotdogs available for purchase at the Sonoma Burger Snack Shack. Watch out for the gaggle of geese.

Would I go again? Yes, but I'll have to check the weather first!