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CONTACT INFORMATION

Robert Pickett *
Supervising Ranger, Sonoma State Historic Park
(661) 618-1924 phone 1
[email protected]


Donna Joy Vigil *
Sr Park Aide/Special Event Coordinator, Sonoma State Historic Park/Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park
(707) 939-6188 phone 1
[email protected]


Permits Department, State Parks and Beaches
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA
323.860.2960 phone 1
800.858.4749 phone 2
[email protected]
http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/


* key contact

WEBSITE:
State Park Website

Keywords: Historic Buildings

Site Condition: Location/Directions A twenty-minute drive from Sonoma. The park is at the east edge of Petaluma, off Highway 116 and Adobe Road.

General Notes: updated: 4.9.26 bd

Jurisdictions: CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: Y

Closed/Vacant: N

Building Materials: Adobe

Verified: 3/22/2026

Location Details

Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park (SHP)

United States / Petaluma, California
Location ID: #10000351

Hisorical adobe. Two story complex with multiple rooms for traditional activities/events/use. Balcony on second story. Property is fenced in and shady near building. Small complex for animals, like mule. Tradional well and other structures on site. Vegetation like trees and shrubs out of fenced in area. Dry grassy hillsides and meadows surrounding fenced off property. Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park was the main residence of Rancho Petaluma, the agricultural empire that General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo one of the most powerful men in the Mexican Province of California from 1834 to 1846.

Vallejo ran his cattle, hide and tallow business, raised sheep, bred horses, and grew numerous crops. The adobe contains authentic furniture and exhibits depicting early rancho life.

The huge adobe building, the largest private rancho in California between 1834 and 1846, was the center of activity on one of the most prosperous private estates established during the Mexican period.

The park has shaded picnic areas with views of farmland and oak-studded hills.

Location Category:

  • AGRICULTURAL - *;
  • AGRICULTURAL - Farms / Ranches / Farm Stands;
  • CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - *;
  • CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Historic Districts;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - State Parks
 
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