Kaiser Permanente Marin & Sonoma Medical Center and Medical Offices

Serving our members in San Rafael, Novato, and Petaluma. We offer care and coverage, together, to help make life easier.

The city of San Rafael is considered Marin’s central city. It’s located 17 miles north of San Francisco, on the northwest shore of San Francisco Bay. San Rafael is the county’s governmental, business, and cultural center. It is the central base for taking day trips to scenic locations such as the Napa-Sonoma wine country, the Pt. Reyes National Seashore, Stinson Beach and the Muir Woods National Monument. 

San Rafael also has many local attractions that include landmarks such as the Frank Lloyd Wright Civic Center, the Mission San Rafael Arcangel, and the Boyd House – home to the Marin Historical Society Museum. For the nature enthusiasts, San Rafael is home to the historic China Camp State Park. Visitors can hike, horseback ride, and bike the trails along the sweeping views of the San Pablo Bay to the east, and San Rafael and the San Francisco Bay to the west or for those who prefer water activities, there is boating, windsurfing and fishing on the pier.