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Petaluma Adobe SHP offers a variety of tour options for everyone to enjoy. From families to teachers, there's something for everyone.

Walk around the historic adobe building and park grounds at your own pace.

Length of Tour

You will want to allow yourself at least 30 minutes to an hour.

Group Size

No limit on the size of the group.

Tour Availability

You may visit these sites daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Cost

Adults - $3.00 | Youth (age 6-17) - $2.00 | Children (5 and under) - $0.00.

Want a more personal experience? Have questions you have always wanted to know about the park or its history? Try out one of our guided tours led by knowledgeable docents!

Length of Tour

This tour runs 45 minutes to one hour.

Tour Availability

Saturday & Sunday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Please call the park to confirm if a docent is scheduled. Tours begin on a first come, first served basis.

Cost

Free with park admission.

4th grade students can discover Mexican-era California history with knowledgeable park staff!

Sites

Petaluma Adobe SHP is the primary location for our school tour program. Additionally, we are partners with Sonoma SHP and honor the San Francisco Solano Mission and General Vallejo's Home as additional sites (view Sonoma SHP webpage). Please see the 'Pricing' section for details.

Length of Guided Tour

The average tour takes about 45 minutes.

Group Size

The maximum group size is 45 people. We require one adult per ten children, but we prefer one adult per five children. We do NOT accept combined classes.

Tour Availability

School group tours are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10:30am, 11:45am, and 1:30pm. School tours must be arranged at least two weeks in advance. Teachers can make school tour arrangements by calling ReserveCalifornia toll-free at 1-866-240-4655. They are open from 8:00am-5:00pm daily. Please note that tour times may be different at Sonoma SHP (View Sonoma SHP School Tour Program Details). We offer one tour of one site per tour time, per class. We make every effort to provide tours to groups with reservations, but we cannot guarantee one due to staffing limitations. If staff is not available self-guided brochures will be provided on site.

Resources

Petaluma Adobe SHP Teacher's Guide PDF

Pricing

One tour for one class at one site is $40.00. If you want to add another tour on the same day for another site, it is an additional $10.00 on top of your $40.00 fee. Payments should be made on the day of your tour at the park site. We accept cash, card and check. Checks can be made payable to "CA Department of Parks & Recreation". If you need an invoice, please contact the park at (707)938-9560 and provide your name, school name, mailing address, and e-mail address.

Can't come visit the park in-person with your classroom? We offer virtual tours of the Petaluma Adobe via PORTS powered by Zoom. View more details on the PORTS program. Knowledgeable park staff will give a full retelling of events, identify key figures, and leave participants with a finer understanding of this exciting historical era. This program follows California's History-Social Science Standards for Grade 4.

Program Details

PORTS is a virtual program; therefore, the group size is dependant on the amount of technology and space available to your school. This program works best with the classroom projecting the program on a screen from a single device. Please go to the Petaluma Adobe PORTS page and check for availability starting on January 13th, 2025. View Petaluma Adobe SHP PORTS here. The average program takes about 45 minutes. This program is offered at no cost.

Petaluma Adobe SHP and Sonoma SHP are available for Private Tours via Sonoma Petaluma Parks Association (SPPARKS).

Program Details

A private tour, guided by a trained docent, can be arranged for a group on a particular time schedule. Tour groups traveling on their own bus may make use of this option. Other groups, such as families, or corporate groups, that want to be together may also find this attractive. Each group of 25 people or less will have a docent meet them at the venue and provide a historic tour for the specified time and tailored to particular interests of the group. If the group visits more than one venue a new docent will meet them at each location at a specified time. Each venue visit is considered a Group Tour. This service can be provided at each of the historic park venues in Sonoma and Petaluma. Free parking is available at each venue. View SPPARKS Private Tour details here.

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Docents reenacting rancho activities for Living History Day