Parking & Directions

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is at 2605 Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood, CA 95452. From Highway 12 in Kenwood, turn onto Adobe Canyon Road and follow it uphill to its end inside the park. State Parks puts the park about an hour from San Francisco and seven miles east of Santa Rosa. All parking is paid: day use is $10 per vehicle, and the operator says there is no free parking anywhere along Adobe Canyon Road.

Driving Directions

• From Highway 12: in Kenwood, take Adobe Canyon Road. The park is at the end of the road, at 2605 Adobe Canyon Road.
• From San Francisco: about an hour's drive north, per State Parks.
• From Santa Rosa: about seven miles east.
• GPS: State Parks' directions link uses 38.437863, -122.514317.

The park entrance sits at about 600 feet, and the road climbs to the campground and meadow at about 1,200 feet. State Parks lists a 30-foot limit for campers and motorhomes and 27 feet for trailers.

Where to Park

From the entrance up Adobe Canyon Road, the parking areas are:

• Goodspeed lot, by the park entrance in the lower section, with a cash-only fee box. For the Goodspeed Trail.
• Waterfall pullouts, three gravel spots about a quarter mile past the green gate, signed "Waterfall Parking" and "Fee Area."
• Canyon lot, about 300 yards below the entry kiosk, for the waterfall trails.
• Main day-use lot at the picnic area, for the Creekside Nature Trail and the Bald Mountain trails.
• White Barn lot near the observatory and group camp, for the Meadow and Hillside trails.

Campers park at their site; the camping fee covers one vehicle, with a nightly charge for extra cars (camping).

Paying for Parking

You can pay at the automated pay station across from the kiosk (cash with no change given, or card), at the cash box at the Goodspeed trailhead, at the staffed kiosk on weekends and most holidays, at the Visitor Center, or online ahead of time. A California State Parks annual pass or the $59 Sugarloaf annual pass also works (hours and fees).

No Free Parking on Adobe Canyon Road

The operator's waterfall handout is blunt about this: there is no free parking along Adobe Canyon Road, even outside the park. If you only want the short walk to the falls, you still need a day-use pass for the pullouts (waterfall).

Accessible Parking

Van-accessible spaces are at the Visitor Center, the main day-use lot and the White Barn lot, with accessible parking at both ends of the Creekside Nature Trail. An accessible space is also next to the Robert Ferguson Observatory.

Electric Vehicles and E-Bikes

State Parks' page for Sugarloaf Ridge links to its EV charger and e-bike location maps. Check those before you rely on charging in the park.