Bodega Bay
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![Bodega Bay viewed from Dillon Beach](/Images/godic/202501/01/Bodega_Bay_viewed_from_Dillon_Beach,_CA4659.jpg")
![Bodega Bay, photographed on July 16, 2007](/Images/godic/202501/01/Pictures_12394659.jpg")
![Russian chart of Fort Ross to Bodega Bay, 1817-18. Bodega Harbor and Bay appear in the upper right](/Images/godic/202501/01/lossy-page1-250px-Chart_of_a_section_of_the_coast_of_Northwest_America_from_Fortress_Ross_to_Point_Great_Bodega.tif4659.jpg")
Bodega Bay is a shallow, rocky inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of northern California in the United States. It is approximately 5 mi (8 km) across and is located approximately 40 mi (60 km) northwest of San Francisco and 20 mi (32 km) west of Santa Rosa. The bay straddles the boundary between Sonoma County to the north and Marin County to the south. The bay is a marine habitat used for navigation, recreation, and commercial and sport fishing including shellfish harvesting.