It is endemic to Sonoma County, California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodlands of the North Coast Ranges.

[2] Arctostaphylos bakeri is a shrub growing one to three meters in height.

The dark green leaves are generally oval in shape and up to 3 centimeters long.

They may be glandular, rough or fuzzy in texture, and dull or shiny in appearance.

The plentiful inflorescences hold crowded clusters of urn-shaped manzanita flowers.