1. River’S Edge Kayak & Canoe Trips
City: Healdsburg, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (707) 433-7247
Address: 13840 Old Redwood Highway
Description: The company offers a wide range of canoe and kayak outings on the Russian River. Owner Lollie Mercer is a third-generation river local, so she knows the territory. You can choose from afternoon, half-day paddles for two to three hours; full days from four to six hours; or even a two-day canoe excursion. Extras such as box lunches are optional; package deals (river trips plus goodies like hats, wineglasses, etc.) are also available. Lollie has a retail store where you can pick up items you may have forgotten to make the trip more pleasant.
2. Healdsburg Golf Club At Tayman Park
City: Healdsburg, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (707) 433-4275
Address: 927 South Fitch Mountain Road
Description: Sonoma County’s oldest golf course (dating to 1923) has been significantly renovated over the past few years. Recent additions were a three-tiered driving range and a clubhouse with some of the best views in the county. At the eastern edge of central Healdsburg, about a quarter mile from one stretch of the Russian River and a half mile from another, the course is a par 70 nine-holer. It’s also one of the best golf bargains you’ll find in the area: weekdays it’s $15 for 9 holes, $18 for 18; weekends it’s $21 and $25. Carts are $6 per person for 9 holes.
3. Spoke Folk Cyclery
City: Healdsburg, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (707) 433-7171
Address: 201 Center Street
4. Wine Country Bikes
City: Healdsburg, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (707) 473-0610, (866) 922-4537
Address: 61 Front Street
Description: The lanes below rent all the gear you need for knocking down pins and tallying up strikes.
5. Healdsburg Municipal Swimming Pool
City: Healdsburg, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (707) 433-1109
Address: 360 Monte Vista Avenue