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Bodega Bay is located on the Pacific Coast just 68 miles North of San Francisco.From San Francisco: Cross the Golden Gate Bridge and take 101 North to Petaluma. Take the East Washington Street Exit and follow the signs 30 miles West to Bodega Bay
From Santa Rosa: Take 101 to Hwy 12 West. Exit through Sebastopol until it becomes Bodega Hwy to Coast Hwy 1 (23 miles) Turn right onto Hwy 1 to Bodega Bay (5 miles).
Area in Detail
The most prominent geological feature of Bodega Bay is Bodega Head, a peninsula that forms the the protective arm between the ocean and the bay. The San Andreas fault runs right through it, separating steep rocky bluffs from sandy dunes. Atop the bluffs, grasslands rise more gently to the coastal ridges. The Head provides a dramatic vista and the ideal place to watch whales migrate south twice yearly in January/February and April/May.
Doran Park is a strip of beach formed by the currents of Bodega Bay. The ocean side is ideal for water sports such as surfing and body boarding while the harbor side offers a salt marsh which is a habitat for a variety of birds. At the end of Doran Beach is the protected entrance to the harbor where the fog horn keeps a constant watch.
First Stretch of Bodega Bay Coastal Trail Opens
The new trail segment allows access "so the public can experience this incredible coast," said Judy Rosales, trails steward for Sebastopol-based Coastwalk…
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Chowder Day 2008 in Bodega Bay
Saturday, February 9, 2008, sunshine and clear skies welcomed over 400 people, who came eagerly from surrounding areas to receive the maps that would guide them on their way to find the Best Chowder in Bodega Bay. This year three restaurants were nipping at the heels of last year’s winner…
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Dawn of Crab Season
As Orion's Belt gave way to Saturday morning's first light, dozens of Bodega Bay fishermen started the traditional boat parade out of Spud Point Marina, their vessels stacked with baited crab pots.
Local fisherman Tim Wallinger, taking advantage of a break in the wind, set the "string" on the last of his first 100 crab pots just before 11 a.m.…
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Filming “The Birds” in Bodega Bay by Alfred Hitchcock
After filming “Shadow of A Doubt” in Santa Rosa in 1948, Alfred Hitchcock returned to Sonoma County in 1961 to find a remote coastal location for his next project “The Birds.” He chose Bodega Bay, with surrounding bleak treeless hills, quiet fishing harbor and fog. Based on a short story by Daphne DuMaurier, the original story took place in an English seashore village where murderous birds attacked the local villagers…
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Chowder Day 2007 in Bodega Bay
Hundreds of northern Californians flocked to Bodega Bay last Saturday to taste the clam chowder at Chowder Day in Bodega Bay. Visitors were also pleased to have numerous gray whale spottings from Bodega Head with the assistance of the Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods and to take home the freshest Dungeness crab from local fishermen. A number of locals commented that they discovered new…
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Chowder Day 2006 in Bodega Bay
Hundreds of people from Sonoma County, many of whom were locals, the Bay Area, and the Sacramento area flocked to Bodega Bay last Saturday to taste the chowder despite what looked to be a gloomy rainy day. One fellow even came from Russia, looking for Beet Borsch, but was more than willing to try out the chowder.…
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Chowder Day 2005 in Bodega Bay
More than 500 visitors, from near and far, toured Bodega Bay on Saturday February 12th to taste and judge the clam chowder at six local restaurants. The Boathouse received the largest number of positive comments based on the hundreds of completed forms returned by the tasters. Very near to the top this year were the Tides Wharf and the new Spud Point Crab Company…
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GOING HOME AGAIN
The narrow road, winding through the hills to Bodega Bay, was less traveled then. The first glimpse of the bay, told you that you were almost home. Smiths Brothers, Lena and Andy’s Tides, past the old school house and Columbo’s ranch on the right…all familiar surroundings. Passing Merediths, waving to Amadao Formasi, and on up the road…Diekman’s store and post office, and around the bend to the Cliff House and Ottos. Yes you were home again!
This is the Bodega Bay I remember!
Some days there was thick fog, causing the old fog horn’s…
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Reach the BeachNew Shorttail Gulch Trail at Bodega Bay among new trails this hiking season
May 27, 2004By GEORGE LAUERTHE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Not everybody agrees on how it got its name, but most everyone who's walked it agrees Shorttail Gulch Trail in Bodega Bay is a welcome addition to the North Bay web of coastal access paths.
In the works for more than 30 years, the little trail on the southern edge of the Bodega Harbour subdivision opened earlier this month and provides access to previously hard-to-reach Shorttail Gulch Beach.
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See Whales Migrating Along the Sonoma Coast in Bodega Bay
The epic annual migration of gray whales from the Chukchi Sea off northern Alaska to the lagoons off the Baja peninsula of Mexico is visible from January through April. A great vantage point is the ocean overlook at Bodega Head and the whale watching boat trips in the local area.
Beginning January 3, 2004, every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 PM through April, with the exception of the Fisherman’s Festival and Easter Sunday, volunteers are at Bodega Head to point out migrating gray whales. The many whale watch volunteers, organized by Bea Brunn, are members of the Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods (formerly called the Stewards of Slavianka) and work in partnership with California State Parks to protect the natural and cultural resources of the Russian River District. The Stewards at Bodega Head will have displays about whales and answer your questions. If you wish to volunteer or contribute to the Stewards, call (707) 869-9177 or write P.O. Box 221, Duncans Mills, CA 95430.
What's So Special about Bodega?
A Letter to the Editor
I don't know if any one has ever told you how much Bodega means to them, but I thought I would try. My family started to visit Bodega in 1962. And excluding a couple years in Vietnam, we have continued the tradition in my family. The trips we took with my Mom and Dad will always be special. There were six kids, and money was always tight. But my Dad could always afford to get us to Bodega. When all of us kids grew up and started families of our own, we did not sacrifice the trips. In fact, the trips took on a more important role, as the only ones that could go were the adults (which was all of the kids and their spouses).
We started taking my Daughter the year she was born and have gone every year since. My Daughter is now 15, and looks forward to the trip every year. This trip for me will count as 42 years that I have come or migrated to Bodega. We lost my mother last year and the family trips have stopped. But for my family, and me the trips and the memories will go on forever. I deal with the bad side of mankind on a daily basis. Bodega has become more than a trip to me. It is a mindset that helps me through the tough times and allows me an inner piece that can only be found in Bodega.
The next time someone says, “What’s is so special about Bodega?” show them this. Thank you.
Schoolhouse last roost for 'The Birds' Museum among few Bodega sites left from Hitchcock filmChristine Delsol, Deputy Travel Editor SF Gate
Bodega Bay -- It could have been the ordinary malevolence of any sea gull stalking food. But the bird planted on a piling just outside the window... read article
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After filming “Shadow of A Doubt” in Santa Rosa in 1948, Alfred Hitchcock returned to Sonoma County in 1961 to find a remote coastal location for his next project “The Birds.” He chose Bodega Bay, with surrounding bleak treeless hills, quiet fishing harbor and fog. Based on a short story by Daphne DuMaurier, the original story took place in an English seashore village where murderous birds attacked the local villagers. Evan Hunter, who had written “The Blackboard Jungle” and “Last Summer” wrote the screenplay; Alfred Hitchcock financed the film from his successful television show.
Never had a director portrayed animals working in unison with intelligence. “The Birds” became the first horror/ fantasy film. Special effects, including mechanical birds, live and wild birds on strings, and optically altered film overlays of birds in flight made this a most frightening film. The fog did not always cooperate, so much of the film needed to be tinted gray. Nearly three years were required to complete work on the film for its release in 1963.
The 150 year old Potter School behind St. Theresa’s Church five miles south of Bodega Bay in Bodega, was vacant at the time of the filming. After Alfred Hitchcock’s crew repaired the exterior it was used for several scenes. Today it is a private residence and is sometimes open for tours. The school teacher’s house was a façade erected during the filming. The Catholic Church, briefly visible in the film, was made famous when it was photographed by Ansel Adams.
Many of the shots of the children running from the schoolhouse were done on Taylor Street in Bodega Bay above the Diekmann’s Bay Store with the original two story store visible at the bay’s edge. Close ups of the running scene were set up at Universal Studios with the children running on a treadmill. Taylor Street is about a half a mile north of the Visitors Center.
Various restaurant scenes, portions of the gas station fire, and the boat dock scenes where filmed at the Tides Wharf and Restaurant. The actual fire was lighted in a parking lot at Universal Studios with a mock up of Highway One and the Tides Wharf. The fire was also filmed from a helicopter for film footage that was superimposed on a painting of a fishing village. The village center in the movie was a set. The Tides Wharf was completely rebuilt in the 1990’s and is located across Highway One from the Visitors Center.
The ranch house on Westshore Road, part of the Gafney ranch that had occupied Bodega Head for nearly 100 years was used for exterior shots of the Brenner House. The derelict structure, now part of the U.C. Marine Laboratory in the Sonoma Coast State Beach, was repaired by the film crew and used for exterior shots, including the children’s birthday party and the end of the film. The house has been demolished, but the ancient cedar trees look much the same as they did in “The Birds.” The cedar grove is across the harbor from the Visitors Center and is visible from Highway One.
The scenes of Tippi Hedren driving her Aston Martin into Bodega Bay were filmed on Bay Hill Road, about a mile and a half north of the Visitors Center. There is a guide book with more information about the filming of “The Birds” available at the Sonoma Coast Visitors Center in Bodega Bay.
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