Bodega Bay, California

About Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay, CA is a small unincorporated community located in western California.

Bodega Bay holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.37 square miles.

📰 Bodega Bay News Today

• Sonoma County hit by smoke from Tuesday controlled burn along coast The Press Democrat · Oct 6
• 11 Most Neighborly Towns In Northern California WorldAtlas · Oct 6
• Sonoma County prescribed burn sends smoke across Wine Country San Francisco Chronicle · Oct 6
• Bodega Bay Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Sports salmon season reopens in California, bringing big catches and new hope to North Bay fishermen ABC7 San Francisco · Jul 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Bodega Bay Unique

• The only place in America named Bodega Bay — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bodega Bay

• Bay View Restaurant — italian
• Drakes Sonoma Coast — american
• Fishetarian Fish Market — seafood
• Rocker Oysterfeller's at the Wharf — seafood
• Sea and Sons Seafood Grill — seafood
• The Tides Wharf Restaurant‎ — seafood
• Blue Water Bistro — regional
• Captain Davey’s Coffee and Ice Cream
• The Dog House

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Meredith Pier Public Art Project · Art gallery
• Tides Restaurant Original Facade · Attraction
• Whale Jaw Bone · Attraction
• Whaling Artifacts · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bodega Bay

• Doran Regional Park reviews ★
• Estero Americano Coast Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shorttail Gulch Coastal Access Trail reviews ★
• Bodega Head State Marine Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Westside Regional Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bodega Bay

• Bodega Bay Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🔧 Local Services

Local Garage Door Repair Inc
Serving Bodega Bay, CA
📞 (707) 914-3108

garage door repair in Bodega Bay

🗺️ Map of Bodega Bay

🏘️ Nearby Communities