Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
You can swim at this in-town beach - lifeguards are on duty summer weekends - but if
you're squeamish, confirm current water quality online (
www.sonoma-county.org/health/
Locals Tasting Room
TASTING ROOM
707-857-4900;
www.tastelocalwines.com
; Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Gey-
serville; 11am-6pm)
Eight miles north of Healdsburg, tiny Geyserville is home to this indie tasting room, which
represents 12 small-production wineries with free tastings.
Farmers Markets
MARKET
(
www.healdsburgfarmersmarket.org
; Healdsburg)
Discover Healdsburg's agricultural abundance at the
Tuesday market
(cnr Vine & North Sts;
3:30pm-6pm Wed Jun-Oct)
and
Saturday market
(
9am-noon Sat May-Nov)
, the latter
held one block west of the plaza.
Activities
After you've walked around the plaza, there isn't much to do in town. Go wine-tasting in
Dry Creek Valley or Russian River Valley (
Click here
)
. Bicycling on winding West Dry
Creek Rd is brilliant, as is paddling the Russian River, which runs through town. Rent
bikes from
Spoke Folk Cyclery
.
Coppola Winery Swimming Pool
SWIMMING, WINERY
Archimedes, Geyserville; adult/child $30/15;
11am-6pm daily Jun-Sep, Fri-Sun Apr, May & Oct;
)
The two huge interconnected pools at Francis Ford Coppola Winery are a glam way to
spend a hot day with kids. To ensure admission, reserve in advance a cabine ($135), which
includes chairs for four and wine-tasting passes; day passes include only towel and lawn
seating, not chairs, and on summer weekends sell out immediately - arrive before
10:45am. Excellent onsite restaurant and poolside cafe - the wine's pretty good, too.
Russian River Adventures
CANOEING
