Golf in Graton

Graton is a small unincorporated community in Sonoma County in the Russian River Valley, west of Santa Rosa near Sebastopol. The community occupies a rural setting in the western Sonoma County wine country, where apple orchards and vineyards coexist with residential properties in the flat terrain of the Russian River Valley. Sonoma County's western wine country, including the Graton area, is known for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay production in the cool, fog-influenced climate of the Russian River Valley appellation. Graton has a small commercial area along a single main street, with restaurants and tasting rooms serving the local agricultural community and visitors to the area. Sebastopol and Santa Rosa are nearby and provide the commercial services for residents. The community has a quiet rural residential character with agriculture as the defining feature of the surrounding landscape.