Lucchesi Park

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Free
2stars (2.00)1
1star (1.00)
1star (1.00)
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320 N McDowell Blvd
Petaluma
Sonoma
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Location

Located in Petaluma, CA adjacent to Petaluma Valley Hospital, one block away from Highway 101 on North McDowell Road. There is plenty of parking off of McDowell since the park also hosts the Petaluma Community Center.

The Trails

The primary trail in the park is a paved path around a cement pond with lots of ducks and geese about. These geese are one of the reasons for the lower rating. The kids might enjoy watching the birds, but you have to watch your step as your circumnavigate the pond, particularly around the areas frequented by the geese. The paved surface around the lake doesn't help the poop dissolve into the Earth, so it just sits there. Multiple signs warn people to not feed the birds. They obviously have more than enough to eat!

On the plus side, the flat paved surface means the trails are easily accessible and ADA compliant. A few baseball fields on the north of the park seem to get good use.

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Pond
Most of the trails at Lucchesi Park follow the shore of this cemented in pond. (Photo by Austin Explorer)
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