Fulton

Fulton is a small, unincorporated community in Sonoma County in California, just to the north-northwest of Santa Rosa, centered on the intersection of River Road and Fulton Road.

Understand

Fulton was once a thriving small community at a railroad stop. With the ending of rail service, the community has essentially become a suburb of Santa Rosa. But because it is in unincorporated Sonoma County, development essentially ended in the 1980s. (The Sonoma-Marin SMART train does go through Fulton, but does not stop there.)

Get in

Other than by car (or bike), the only way to Fulton is by bus - Sonoma County Transit Route 62; that route runs from Windsor (downtown) to the Sonoma County Airport, through Fulton, and ends at the Santa Rosa Transit Mall.

Get around

Fulton is small and flat - so in theory eminently walkable, but there is not that much to see (or do), and both Fulton Road and River River Road lack sidewalks.

Do

• Urban Tree Farm
• Fulton Crossing Art Gallery, 1200 River Rd, ☏ +1 707 328-1934, fultoncrossing@gmail.com. F-Su 11AM - 4PM. No charge for visitors. (updated Apr 2023)

Buy

• Fulton Crossing Sonoma Art Garden
• CalFlora
• Janakos and Company

Eat

• Mike's Truck Garden

Drink

• Kendal Jackson Wine Estate and Gardens, 5007 Fulton Road (From Route 101, take the River Road exit, west, then right on Fulton Road.), ☏ +1 707 571-8100, kjwines@kj.com. Daily 10AM - 5PM. Advance reservations are required. Options include estate tasting ($35 per person); the garden tour ($55 per person, 90 minutes, Thursday-Sunday, including servings of vegetables from the garden plus wine tasting); bocce ($40 per court, 90 minute maximum); and picnics ($40 per table, 2 hour maximum) (updated Jun 2022)

• Old World Winery

• Fogline Vineyards

Sleep

• Vintner's Resort, upscale lodging, is about 1/2 mile to the west on River Road