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November 2023 by Dawn Clayton
Traditional Dance and SongsVery Peaceful. Good Peoples.
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January 2023 by Guillermo Saquedo
Is a nice peaceful place
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February 2022 by Angel Flores
The most amazing land
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October 2021 by maria infante
This is a great place .
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September 2021 by Buffie Schmidt
YaKaAma is the best cultural place for all tribes to gather in ceremony. It’s an inter tribal sacred place to gather like we are transported in time to the old ways of prayers and song and traditional dancing! O!
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July 2020 by Dolores Duncan
This is such a beautiful place. We had my granddaughters birthday out there. It was so much fun with jumpin houses and water slide and just being out at the land felt so peaceful. Thanks to all the help from the people
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October 2019 by Cindy Loera
This ground is a place for the Native community to hold gatherings for tribes of all nations. This place has events that enriches our community with knowledge .
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October 2019 by Neil
Place for Native American events. Google Map is wrong. Can't get there with the map.
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April 2019 by Ester Guerrera
Excelente espacio para reflexionar
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April 2019 by Duane Potter
When I think of Ya-Ka-AMA I think of cultural gatherings
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April 2017 by Stephanie A.
This review is for the Russian River Mud Run that took place at Ya-Ka-Ama What a wonderful first mud run experience. When I arrived, I wasn't sure what to expect. This organized team of outstanding individuals help provide a great first experience in every way! It's because of them that this event happened. They deserve recognition in every way imaginable. THANK YOU !!!! This was a mud run and they sure did their best to make sure we were wallowing swines by the end of this event. We were just covered in mud. This 5K & 10K mud run was located at Ya-Ka-Ama, a private native reservation located on Steve Olsen ln in Forestville. Very close to Riverfront Regional Park. We parked in a huge grassy field and proceeded to walk a very short distance to where all the excitement was about to happen. Anxiety took me over as I realized this is my first REAL run. "What was I going to expect?" "Can my body do a 10K?" "What if I get stuck in mud?" All of these thoughts raced through my mind as I approached the start line. Our small group was getting ready to take the 10K plunge sailing off in the 8:00am wave. Strolling through the shaded paths of Ya-Ka-Ama we arrived at out first obstacle. Which wasn't too bad at all. We continued to snake through the trails as we entered the beautiful coastal Redwoods with spectacular views of the river. Looking around while jogging made me feel fortunate to call this beautiful place of Sonoma County as my home. We eventually ended up on the path of Riverfront Regional Park. Where we picked up a sandbag, or 2 if you are feeling ambitious. We huffed those sandbags down the trail to our next obstacle. We took the similar path back. After crossing the river this is where we began to really hit those obstacles and GET DIRTY ! Between mile 5 & 6 provided the most muddy and dirty obstacles on the course. At this point some of us were fatigued but we didn't stop. We pushed ourselves knowing the end was near. Everyone finished strong like champs! I'm proud of every single individual on the course. A tasty pancake breakfast was provided at the end. Carbs, fat from butter and sugary syrup really hit the spot! Thanks guys! A very successful event, and looking forward to next year. Huge thank you to the wonderful team of people at the Russian River Mud Run. And huge thank you to the wonderful staff at Ya-Ka-Ama for allowing such a positive event to take place on your private property. Each and every one of you guys are the reason this event was successful and made it happen. See you guys next year !!! :-)
