Sonoma Valley Park Reopens After $4 Million Redo

SONOMA VALLEY, CA — After nearly a year of construction, a shuttered park has reopened with new sports courts, fields and upgraded facilities aimed at expanding recreation space for residents in the Springs in time for the weekend weather on the way.

Larson Park reopened in February after a $4 million renovation that added new sports facilities and expanded gathering areas at the 7.6-acre park in Boyes Hot Springs.

The project, which began in spring 2025, included construction of new baseball and soccer fields, installation of pickleball courts, and renovations to the park’s tennis courts.

Crews also built a new playground with separate areas for toddlers and older children, added picnic spaces including a shaded group area, installed an ADA-accessible restroom, and made parking improvements.

County officials said the changes were guided by the Larson Park Master Plan, which the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved in May 2021 after several years of community outreach.

Larson Park has long served as a recreation hub in the Springs, an unincorporated area of Sonoma Valley where residents rely on a small number of neighborhood parks.

“Larson Park is a place where people come to play sports, bring their kids, meet neighbors and spend time outside,” Bert Whitaker, director of Sonoma County Regional Parks, said in an announcement today.

Board of Supervisors Chair Rebecca Hermosillo, whose district includes the park, said neighborhood parks play an important role in communities like the Springs. “Investing in smaller community parks like Larson Park is essential infrastructure,” Hermosillo said.

While the park is now open, the baseball and soccer fields will remain closed during the winter to allow newly planted turf to establish before the spring and summer sports seasons.

The renovation was funded through a mix of local and state sources, including voter-approved Parks for All Measure M sales tax revenue, funding from California State Parks, Sonoma County District 1 infrastructure funds, County Service Area 41 funds, the Sonoma County Parks Foundation and park mitigation fees.

A community event at the park wil celebrate the reopening later this spring.

Guiding refits like this is a framework that accounts for disabilities and social barriers, according to Sonoma County Regional Parks officials. The Belonging Framework was developed with guidance from a community advisory team and outreach like surveys.

“The parks belong to everyone,” according to Regional Parks Director Bert Whitaker. “This framework will help us be more intentional about how parks are designed and operated, how programs are offered and how visitors and employees are engaged and supported.”