
Several shops and galleries are interesting, but the best show in town - especially for kids - is at Tides Wharf, where the fishing boats dock, unload their catch, gut it, and pack it in ice.īodega Head State Park is a great vantage point for whale-watching during the migration from January to April. Despite the droves of tourists on summer weekends, Bodega Bay is mostly a working-class fishing town, where most locals start their day before dawn mending nets, rigging fishing poles, and talking shop. It's a good place to stop for lunch or a stroll. Beyond the tip of the Point Reyes peninsula, the road curves around toward the coastal village of Bodega Bay, which supports a fishing fleet of around 300 boats.
