Cotati

Cotati is a small city in Sonoma County with less than 8,000 people. It neighbors Rohnert Park, and is about 10 miles south of the County Seat, Santa Rosa. It is 10 miles north of Petaluma and less than 50 miles north of San Francisco.

The city is known for its small town charm.

Get in

By car

Cotati is easily accessible through Highway 101.

By train

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, or SMART, connects Cotati with Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, and Larkspur, with connections to the ferry to San Francisco.

• 1 Cotati railway station, 980 East Cotati Avenue. (updated Apr 2020)

By bus

Cotati is served by Golden Gate Transit and Sonoma County Transit.

Get around

There is a bus system and several cabs, however most use personal vehicle. Cotati is a good town for walking and biking.

Do

Cotati has a beautiful, small downtown area which is right near the heart of Cotati, the wonderful La Plaza Park which is home to the annual Jazz Festival, Accordion Festival, and Thursdays Farmer's Market, all of which occur during the summer season.

Drink

Cotati is home to several bars, all within walking distance in the center of town. Thursdays and the weekend are busiest nights, but there is a turn out for the Cotati Crawl all through the week (participants start at one end of downtown and drink their way to the other).

Go next

Routes through Cotati

Santa Rosa ← Rohnert Park ←	N  S	→ Petaluma → San Francisco
Jenner ← Sebastopol ←	W  E	→ Petaluma → Sonoma
Santa Rosa ← Rohnert Park ←	N  S	→ Petaluma → San Rafael