Golf in Petaluma

Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County on the Petaluma River, south of Santa Rosa and north of San Francisco Bay. The city has a substantial commercial base along the highway and rail corridor through the central county and has grown significantly as a Bay Area bedroom community. Sonoma County's southern communities, including Petaluma, are in the transition zone between the wine country north and the Bay Area south, with Highway 101 providing the main commuter connection. The local economy includes retail, healthcare, light manufacturing, and technology businesses. The Petaluma River provides a waterway connection to the bay, and the riverfront downtown has been a redevelopment focus in recent decades. Petaluma has a compact traditional downtown with a mix of older commercial buildings and more recent development. The city's flat central area surrounded by dairy pastures gives it a distinctive agricultural edge.