Bodega Head, Sonoma Coast State Beach

Featured hike:
Mile:
0.0: Begin on signed Bodega Head Trail, which sets off from the north side of the parking lot.
0.4: Junction. Continue straight toward Horseshoe Cove Overlook.
0.6: Overlook and turnaround point. Return to the parking lot.
1.2: Back at the trailhead, cross parking lot and pick up the southern leg of Bodega Head Trail, to the left of the vault toilets.
1.3: Paths scatter -- stay to the right.
1.4: Fishermen's memorial. Bear left and follow the coastline south.
2.5: Parking lot. Walk down the park road.
2.8: Turn left at a gate, then bear right, toward the cypress trees.
2.9: Past the cypress grove, bear right and return to the trailhead.
3.0: Back at the parking lot.

Getting there:
From Bodega Bay (Sonoma County), turn west onto Eastshore Road. Drive about 0.3 mile on Eastshore to a stop sign, then turn right onto Bay Flat Road. Drive about 3.4 miles, initially along the harbor (where the road seamlessly becomes Westshore Road), then after a sharp hairpin turn, uphill to an unsigned fork. Bear right and continue 0.2 mile to the parking lot.

GPS coordinates* for trailhead:
Latitude 38°18'13.96"N
Longitude 123° 3'51.48"W
(* based on Google Earth data, shown as degrees, minutes, seconds)

Read about this hike in more detail and view photos at http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/bodegahead.html

© 2003 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker