Lafferty park photos

Lafferty Park atop Sonoma Mountain as seen from Petaluma

Lafferty Park photos

Winter cascade of Adobe Creek in Lafferty Park

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Background

On this page, we present a sampling of the work of photographers who have accessed the Lafferty Ranch property, with permission from the City of Petaluma, during the years when it was mostly off-limits to the public.

Other links to Lafferty photos:

Flowers of Lafferty. Selected flower photos taken on the Lafferty Park property by Jeanette Loew, with permission from the City of Petaluma.

Photos and descriptions of the 2002 "Walk to the Park" events.

Selected wildlife photos from the wildlife camera project begun by Friends of Lafferty Park in 2024.

Many more photos of Lafferty can be found at the Virtual Tours page of the CLRRP website

This panoramic shot looking south and west toward the Petaluma Valley and San Francisco Bay from Lafferty Park's upper meadow on the Sonoma Mountain ridgeline. The prominent mountain center left is Mt. Tamalpais, with the San Francisco skyline visible to its left. Photo by Scott Hess.

A spring view looking west from Lafferty Park at the city of Petaluma and the Sonoma and Marin County hills beyond. Photo by Scott Hess.

Sonoma Mountain as seen from West Petaluma (B Street area), with the borders of Lafferty Park drawn in. Photo by Scott Hess.

Autumn light and leaves (California Bigleaf Maple) in Adobe Creek at the end of the summer dry season. Photo by Scott Hess.	Winter cascade of Adobe Creek. Photo by Robert Ramirez.

Lafferty Park's lower meadow, near the site of the old homestead. Photo by Scott Hess.

Adobe creek headwaters area, near the ridgetop. Photo by Scott Hess.