Sonoma Canopy Tours

6250 Bohemian Highway
Occidental
California
95465

Sonoma's only redwood canopy zipline experience — ancient coast redwoods at 200 feet.

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Difficulty
Moderate
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1
12
Ages
10+ and 70-250 lbs
Price
$119 weekday / $139 weekend Tree Tops Tour · 7 ziplines, 2 sky bridges, spiral staircase, 45-foot rappel · Sonoma Treehouse overnight $550/person

Signature Adventure

The 3-hour Tree Tops Tour — seven ziplines through ancient redwood canopy, longest 1500 feet at 40 mph, two sky bridges, spiral descent inside a redwood trunk, and a 45-foot rappel finale. Add the overnight Treehouse for the full canopy-living experience at 200 feet up.

Sonoma Canopy Tours operates Sonoma's only redwood canopy zipline — since 2010, on the Alliance Redwoods grove in Occidental, where ancient coast redwoods reach over 200 feet and the zipline platforms are built into living trees. The Tree Tops Tour is the standard format: seven separate zip lines (the longest 1500 feet long, top speed 40 mph), two sky bridges between trees, a spiral staircase descent inside a redwood trunk, and a final 45-foot rappel from a platform to the forest floor. The aerial route lasts about three hours and covers a section of the grove no ground-level visitor sees.

Experience Highlights

The 3-Hour Tree Tops Tour — seven ziplines through 200-foot redwoods, the longest 1,500 feet at 40 mph.

Sky Bridges & Spiral Descent — two bridges between trees and a staircase down inside a redwood trunk.

The 45-Foot Rappel Finale — a platform-to-forest-floor drop to close the route.

The Sonoma Treehouse — an overnight glamping cabin 200 feet up, reached by private zipline, $550/person.

Eco-Certified Canopy — infrastructure engineered to leave no permanent trace on the host trees.

Beyond the day Tree Tops Tour, Sonoma Canopy Tours runs the Sonoma Treehouse — an overnight glamping experience in a treehouse cabin built into the redwood canopy at 200 feet up, accessed via private zipline and offered as a $550-per-person package. The treehouse sleeps two and includes the Tree Tops Tour, dinner, breakfast, and the night-time aerial silence of the redwood grove. The Eco-Certified badge is earned: the canopy infrastructure is engineered to leave no permanent trace on the host trees, and the grove ecology is explicitly part of the guide commentary on every tour. Sonoma Canopy Tours is the most adrenaline-forward of the Sonoma County adventure operators, and the only one delivering aerial perspective inside ancient redwood canopy.

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Joel Hurst

General Manager

Joel Hurst is the general manager of Sonoma Zipline Adventures, the canopy-tour program of the Alliance Redwoods Conference Grounds in Occidental. He came up through the organization — earlier running its health-services side — and now oversees the guided redwood eco-tours and the crew of trained zipline guides who lead them.

Experience Details

Closed-toe athletic shoes (no sandals or flip-flops), athletic clothing for harness fit, sunglasses, gloves optional. Long hair in a ponytail. Treehouse overnight guests: full overnight kit, climate layers, headlamp.

Provided

All harness equipment, helmets, gloves, professional guides, training and orientation, all zipline platforms and sky bridges, the spiral redwood staircase, and the 45-foot rappel. Treehouse overnight package includes the canopy tour, dinner and breakfast, and the night in the treehouse cabin.

Price Includes

All harness equipment, helmets, gloves, professional guides, and the orientation, plus the full Tree Tops route — seven ziplines, two sky bridges, the spiral redwood staircase, and the 45-foot rappel. The Sonoma Treehouse overnight adds the canopy tour, dinner, breakfast, and the night in the cabin.

Price Excludes

Gratuity for the guides is separate. Photos of the tour, where offered, are an add-on.

Not Recommended For

Not ideal for travelers under 10 or under 70 lbs or over 250 lbs (harness limits), guests with fear of heights, those with back or knee injuries, or anyone who can't commit to a 3-hour aerial tour with no ground-level rest stops.

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Sonoma Canopy Tours
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Sonoma's only redwood canopy zipline experience — ancient coast redwoods at 200 feet.
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https://sonomacanopytours.com
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6250 Bohemian Highway, Occidental, California 95465
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Daily
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Active
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Guided
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$119 weekday / $139 weekend Tree Tops Tour · 7 ziplines, 2 sky bridges, spiral staircase, 45-foot rappel · Sonoma Treehouse overnight $550/person
Physical Difficulty
Moderate
Age Restriction
10+ and 70-250 lbs
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Sonoma Canopy Tours operates Sonoma's only redwood canopy zipline — since 2010, on the Alliance Redwoods grove in Occidental, where ancient coast redwoods reach over 200 feet and the zipline platforms are built into living trees. The Tree Tops Tour is the standard format: seven separate zip lines (the longest 1500 feet long, top speed 40 mph), two sky bridges between trees, a spiral staircase descent inside a redwood trunk, and a final 45-foot rappel from a platform to the forest floor. The aerial route lasts about three hours and covers a section of the grove no ground-level visitor sees.

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Beyond the day Tree Tops Tour, Sonoma Canopy Tours runs the Sonoma Treehouse — an overnight glamping experience in a treehouse cabin built into the redwood canopy at 200 feet up, accessed via private zipline and offered as a $550-per-person package. The treehouse sleeps two and includes the Tree Tops Tour, dinner, breakfast, and the night-time aerial silence of the redwood grove. The Eco-Certified badge is earned: the canopy infrastructure is engineered to leave no permanent trace on the host trees, and the grove ecology is explicitly part of the guide commentary on every tour. Sonoma Canopy Tours is the most adrenaline-forward of the Sonoma County adventure operators, and the only one delivering aerial perspective inside ancient redwood canopy.

Signature Adventure

The 3-hour Tree Tops Tour — seven ziplines through ancient redwood canopy, longest 1500 feet at 40 mph, two sky bridges, spiral descent inside a redwood trunk, and a 45-foot rappel finale. Add the overnight Treehouse for the full canopy-living experience at 200 feet up.

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General Manager

Joel Hurst is the general manager of Sonoma Zipline Adventures, the canopy-tour program of the Alliance Redwoods Conference Grounds in Occidental. He came up through the organization — earlier running its health-services side — and now oversees the guided redwood eco-tours and the crew of trained zipline guides who lead them.

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James Blake leads Alliance Redwoods Conference Grounds, the non-profit that owns and operates Sonoma Zipline Adventures on its redwood property near Occidental. Under him the camp — rooted in decades of outdoor and environmental education — reinvested in the canopy tours and treehouse stays that now draw adventure-seekers into the forest.

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The 3-Hour Tree Tops Tour — seven ziplines through 200-foot redwoods, the longest 1,500 feet at 40 mph.

Sky Bridges & Spiral Descent — two bridges between trees and a staircase down inside a redwood trunk.

The 45-Foot Rappel Finale — a platform-to-forest-floor drop to close the route.

The Sonoma Treehouse — an overnight glamping cabin 200 feet up, reached by private zipline, $550/person.

Eco-Certified Canopy — infrastructure engineered to leave no permanent trace on the host trees.

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Closed-toe athletic shoes (no sandals or flip-flops), athletic clothing for harness fit, sunglasses, gloves optional. Long hair in a ponytail. Treehouse overnight guests: full overnight kit, climate layers, headlamp.

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All harness equipment, helmets, gloves, professional guides, training and orientation, all zipline platforms and sky bridges, the spiral redwood staircase, and the 45-foot rappel. Treehouse overnight package includes the canopy tour, dinner and breakfast, and the night in the treehouse cabin.

Price Includes

All harness equipment, helmets, gloves, professional guides, and the orientation, plus the full Tree Tops route — seven ziplines, two sky bridges, the spiral redwood staircase, and the 45-foot rappel. The Sonoma Treehouse overnight adds the canopy tour, dinner, breakfast, and the night in the cabin.

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Gratuity for the guides is separate. Photos of the tour, where offered, are an add-on.

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Not ideal for travelers under 10 or under 70 lbs or over 250 lbs (harness limits), guests with fear of heights, those with back or knee injuries, or anyone who can't commit to a 3-hour aerial tour with no ground-level rest stops.

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