Jack London State Historic Park

General Information  

Park Hours:  10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Museum hours:  10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's day.                  

Cottage hours:  Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To reach the park -

From Santa Rosa, take highway 12 towards Sonoma, turn right on Arnold Drive to Glen Ellen; in Glen Ellen take London Ranch Road to the park. 

From Sonoma, take Highway 12 towards Santa Rosa, turn left on Madrone Road, then right on Arnold Drive to Glen Ellen, left on London Ranch Road to the park. 

Once inside the park, turn left to visit the museum, grave site and Wolf House; turn right to visit the Beauty Ranch (Picnic area, barns, cottage, pig palace, lake).  School groups should turn left to the main parking lot, where you will be met by your docents.

10 a.m. is an ideal starting time, which allows time for the tour, followed by a picnic. By early afternoon, the park gets quite hot in the summer time.   

There are two picnic areas in the park. 

For a MapQuest map of the area, click here

For a park map, click here

Park Entrance fees at Jack London State Historic Park are as follows:

Entrance fee for vehicle $8
Entrance fee for Seniors $7
Entrance with Disabled Pass $4
Bus up to 24 passengers $50
Bus over 24 passengers $100

The park admission fee may be waived for school groups (K-12), provided that a reservation is made at least three weeks prior to desired date.  This fee waiver is limited to one docent-led and one self-guided school group per day.

            School groups without a reservation are subject to the park entrance fees and may not gain access to the museum if another group holding a reservation is in the park at the same time.

For questions, please call the park at 707-938-5216.

Docent Fees are $20 for the first 20 people plus $1 for each person thereafter, including teachers and parents, for each requested tour. Docent fees and entrance fees paid in advance may be refunded if the tour is cancelled at least 7 days before the scheduled visit.

The Group Picnic Area reservation fee is a non-refundable $50.00 Reservations must be made at least 72 hours in advance. Call 707-938-5216 for reservations.

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