Situated about 55 miles north from San Francisco, sits the city of Santa Rosa, which is the seat of Sonoma County. Now, the city has a population over 161,469. The city is popular for its local dairy, meat, seafood, produce as well as its vineyards. Famed Chefs from throughout the globe are attracted to the abundance of natural produce offered here. Santa Rosa hosts a year round farmers market twice every week. It is considered the largest city within California's wine country.
The economy in Santa Rosa is now thriving, with the agriculture, bio-medical, education, tourism, environmental and high-tech being among the top ten industries.
Santa Rosa provides something for everyone, from spas to safaris. It has a variety of amenities to provide to its people, like meticulously kept gardens as well as an assortment of activity centers.
Within some parts of the city; it is not uncommon to see wild animals casually roaming all around. Raccoons, opossums, deer are common in addition to flocks of wild turkeys. Amongst the less common creatures roaming around are rabbits, mountain lions and foxes. There are numerous birds that could be found nesting in the trees of the median strip on West Ninth Street, such as great blue herons, black-crowned herons, snowy egrets and great egrets. The reason for this is because the only remaining undeveloped land rests right on the fringe of the city. Additionally, corridors of the Santa Rosa Creek run through the middle of the city.
The Annadel State Park, which connects Howarth Park and Spring Lake Country park are situated right on the border of the city. The Sonoma Mountains are also included within Annadel Park. These parks are open to the people and are visited by those wanting to experience nature at its finest.
The city of Santa Rosa is the fifth biggest of the cities within the San Francisco Bay area and is considered the biggest city in California's wine country. With a population of about 490,000 people, the metropolitan are of Santa Rosa is the 12th biggest within California.