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HOLIDAY ITINERARY : Thanksgiving in Napa – Festivals of Lights in Sonoma

• H O F F M A N   F A R M

2125 Silverado Trail, Napa CA 94558, (707) 226-8938

• A reminder of when orchards ruled the valley
• The Last Walnut Orchard in Napa Valley

U-pick persimmons, walnuts and apples or buy already picked, including delicious Pineapple Guava. We’ll return next year at a better time, end of September – beginning of November!

• S A T T U I   P I C N I C

1111 White Ln, St Helena, CA 94574-1599, (707) 963-7774
Open on Thanksgiving day, classic picnic spot with yummy food.

• Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

Stays on our wish list, we’ve got there late this time.
Mill grounds open daily, milling demonstrations offered on weekends.

• M O U N T A I N   H O M E   R A N C H

3400 Mountain Home Ranch Rd, Calistoga, CA 94515, (707) 942-6616
Missed their Thanksgiving dinner at 3PM, but fed the animals carrots and bamboo leaves, went fishing, hiked and picked mushrooms. Masleata mushroom that is, translation, pls 🙂

• S O N O M A   T R A I N   T O W N

20264 Broadway, Sonoma, CA 95476, (707) 938-3912
I don’t know how I didn’t know about this spot after searching so many times for kid-friendly places in this area. Nice stop for kids!

• C O R N E R S T O N E   G A R D E N S

23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, CA 95476-9211, (707) 933-3010
Found this children playgarden by chance some Thanksgivings ago, closed on Thanksgiving day. Happy to find them again on the Annual Lighting of the Snowmen day. A beautiful place!