Bad Knees Travel,

I love small parks. Petaluma River Park is a small nature walk in the middle of town. Not far from the freeway. So when you find yourself in rush hour, pull off for an outting.  Flat: 1.3 miles Parking: free.  Portable privies. Dogs: on leash. Wheelchair accessible: very much so, gravel the whole way. Map     Website You will want to have a light coat as this walk can get breezy. And you will want a hat. There is no shade so not ideal on a summer afternoon, but this cloudy May day I had an extra hour, so I went for a walk. This is a park created and run by a foundation.  This means it is not a government owned or operated place. Just a nice bit of land, not good for much else, preserved for our enjoyment.  The path is perfect for families and special needs folk. It is cut off from all other stuff, so nobody could get seriously lost from a group. The trail is newly graded blue shale gravel.  It hasn't even got pot holes to bother you.  If the tide is in, you can see boater on the wa