Bodega Marine Laboratory
The University of California Davis Bodega Marine Reserve sits on wind-swept headlands on California's north coast where a 362-acre coastal reserve meets a state-protected marine reserve. Volunteer docents give tours to drop-in visitors on Fridays from 2pm- 4pm.
2099 Westside Road
Bodega Bay, CA 94923
707-875-2211

Children's Bell Tower Memorial
Whenever the wind blows, as it often does on this exposed coast, the bells chime, sometimes a few at a time, emphasizing the solitude of the surroundings, sometimes an entire orchestra, sounding like happy children at play. The tower was designed to be a memorial accessible to everyone, a place where children would feel at ease. Its delicacy reflects both the preciousness and fragility of young life. Many families visit it to give thanks for their children, others find some solace for a loss.
West of Highway One, 1.5 miles North of Bodega Bay

Fort Ross State Historic Park
Take a scenic drive up Highway One to Fort Ross, an historic landmark and faithful reconstruction of the Russian settlement on California's coast. Russian fur trappers settled here, built the stockade, and constructed the tiny authentic Eastern Orthodox Church that you can visit today. Special "Living history" days recreate this fascinating glimpse into California's past. 1:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Day use fee per car, $6.
19005 Coast Highway One
Jenner, CA 95450
707-847-3286 General Information
707-847-4777 Educational Opportunities
707-847-3437 Fort Ross Interpretive Association, museum, and bookstore

Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center recognizes human interdependence with marine mammals and their importance as sentinels of the ocean environment, the health of which is essential for all life. It is our responsibility to use our awareness, compassion and intelligence to foster marine mammal survival and the conservation of their habitat. Open for public visitation 10 am - 4 pm daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
415-289-7325

Point Reyes Lighthouse
The Point Reyes Lighthouse, built in 1870, was retired from service in 1975 when the U.S. Coast Guard installed an automated light. They then transferred ownership of the lighthouse to the National Park Service, which has taken on the job of preserving this fine specimen of our heritage. The Point Reyes Lighthouse is located on the western-most point of the Point Reyes Headlands.
The Lighthouse Visitor Center is open from 10am to 4:30pm Thursday through Monday. Here, you can see historic photographs of shipwrecks and lighthouse-keepers, and handle items on the touch table, including whale baleen. A display of local birds will introduce you to the birds you might see just off the cliffs. A small bookstore offers books, maps and other educational products. To get to the lighthouse itself, you must walk a half-mile from the parking lot to the Visitor Center, and then down 308 steps. The stairs are open 10am to 4:30pm Thursday through Monday. When wind speeds exceed 40mph, the steps to the lighthouse are closed for visitors' safety.
Seasonally, there are tours of the lantern room and evening lighting programs. On weekends and holidays during whale-watching season, the road to the Lighthouse is closed to private vehicles. Visitors must ride a shuttle bus.
27999 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Inverness, CA 94937
415-669-1534

Potter Schoolhouse
The Potter Schoolhouse is the most recognizeable and historically significant building in the tiny town of Bodega. Built in 1873 of virgin redwood, the building served both as the schoolhouse (downstairs) and the town center, where dances and social functions were held (upstairs). Best known as the famous schoolhouse in the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock classic movie "The Birds," it was abandoned the year before Hitchcock filmed there, and the movie is credited with saving it from destruction. The front room - the only one fixed up for the schoolroom scenes - is now a gift shop and a mini-museum on Bodega history and the making of the movie.
17110 Bodega Lane
Bodega, CA 94922
Please email info@bodegaschool.com to request information.

The Ren Brown Collection
At the western end of Sonoma County, the Ren Brown Collection is a long-established and well-respected art gallery. Opened in early 1990 and housed in a refurbished building with shoji and a small, serene Japanese garden, the gallery is dedicated to showing contemporary art from both sides of the Pacific Ocean. A major focus of the gallery is on modern Japanese prints by living artists, including Toko Shinoda, Ryohei Tanaka, Yuji Hiratsuka, Iwao Akiyama, and others. Many have works included in the collections of prominent museums, and have been exhibited world-wide. Some of this artwork can be found nowhere else in northern California. The original prints are done in traditional woodblock, as well as more Occidental mediums, such as serigraphy, etching, stencil, and lithography - often on fine handmade papers. Subjects and themes vary widely, and images are both abstract and representational. Regional artists of Northern California (Micah Schwaberow, John Chambers, Robert Devee, Christopher Dewees, Noriko Hasegawa, and others) are also featured at the Ren Brown Collection. Works include sculpture, watercolors, woodcuts, acrylic paintings, serigraphs, monotypes, handmade paper, baskets, original jewelry and ceramics. In addition, the gallery features a varied selection of antique Japanese furnishings - tansu chests, step chests, trunks and more. Visit our gardens too!
Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 5pm, closed Mondays & Tuesdays
1781 North Highway One
Bodega Bay, CA 94923
(707) 875-2922

Stillwater Cove Regional Park
This 363 acre park includes a campground with coin operated shower facilities and flush restrooms, and day use parking. There is a half-mile trail leading to the historic one-room Fort Ross Schoolhouse. The park offers picnic facilities and a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean from Stillwater Cove. The park has open meadows mixed with coastal forest. Stillwater Cove offers ocean access and a small beach. The cove is popular with small boat operators, skin and scuba divers, and is an outstanding access for abalone divers. A launch facility is available for people to load and off load their boats or kayaks. A portage to the Cove and the ocean is within a short walking distance of the launch. The launch is open throughout the year. No parking is available at the cove itself. Parking is available at Stillwater Cove Regional Park's day use parking lot and is $6 per vehicle.
22455 North Highway One
Jenner, CA 94950
707-875-3540 for information
707-565-2267 for camping reservations

Sonoma County Tours
Two Bodega Bay self-guided audio tours on CD.
707-824-1304
707-824-9648 fax