Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve
Hood Mountain is expanding to become the largest Regional Park, thanks to three new acquisitions! In addition to opportunities for trails connecting to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, the new properties could help fill in missing pieces of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.
Additionally, the properties are critical pieces of an 85-mile wildlife movement corridor. The Parks Foundation is proud to support past Hood Mountain acquisitions and welcomes support for future property purchases!
Additionally, the properties are critical pieces of an 85-mile wildlife movement corridor. The Parks Foundation is proud to support past Hood Mountain acquisitions and welcomes support for future property purchases!
Donations support future acquisitions, build new trails, restore existing trails and infrastructure, and promote fire resiliency. The Parks Foundation hosts the Bill & Dave Legacy Fund, a restricted account that specifically benefits Hood Mountain Park & Preserve and that honors Bill Myers and Dave Chalk, who retired after organizing hikes throughout Sonoma County for two decades.
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Will you help us preserve and enhance this park?With a gift of $250 or more to the Bill & Dave Legacy Fund, we will send you a set of notecards featuring Richard McDaniel's image of this treasured Sonoma County landmark.
Painting by Richard McDaniel
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You can support Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve by:
Please contact Parks Foundation Executive Director Melissa Kelley to discuss any of these opportunities. |
Hood Mountain Projects
Since the Bill & Dave Legacy Fund's inception in 2020 and sparked by challenge grants from Kenwood Vineyards and subsequently Richard McDaniel, generous donors have contributed more than $100,000. These contributions support major improvements and acquisitions to benefit beloved Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve.
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TRAILS
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund supports new trails and the renovation of existing trails at Hood Mountain. Recent work includes realigning Natkemper and Summit Trails and post-fire restoration of Lower Johnson Ridge Trail, Lawson Trail and others. The Legacy Fund helped build the original Lawson Trail. Future projects include trails on the new Santa Rosa Creek Headlands (Margaret Spaulding’s former property) and at Cougar Landing.
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund supports new trails and the renovation of existing trails at Hood Mountain. Recent work includes realigning Natkemper and Summit Trails and post-fire restoration of Lower Johnson Ridge Trail, Lawson Trail and others. The Legacy Fund helped build the original Lawson Trail. Future projects include trails on the new Santa Rosa Creek Headlands (Margaret Spaulding’s former property) and at Cougar Landing.
FIRE HARDENED INFRASTRUCTURE
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund also ensures that Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve can upgrade its infrastructure with fire-hardened construction. Regional Parks has installed new fire-resistant signs, which will improve wayfinding for both park visitors and fire crews.
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund also ensures that Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve can upgrade its infrastructure with fire-hardened construction. Regional Parks has installed new fire-resistant signs, which will improve wayfinding for both park visitors and fire crews.
PARK EXPANSION
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund supports park expansion to provide additional acreage for public access, enhance the critical wildlife corridor, and protect important resources such as waterways. Expanding the park also strengthens the ability of fire crews to contain future wildfires.
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund supports park expansion to provide additional acreage for public access, enhance the critical wildlife corridor, and protect important resources such as waterways. Expanding the park also strengthens the ability of fire crews to contain future wildfires.
