2018 Map of Valley Ford

About this map

Bodega Bay and the jagged trace of the San Andreas Fault define the dramatic meeting of land and sea in this coastal reach of Northern California. The landscape transitions from the salt-swept bluffs of Sugarloaf to the winding watercourses of the Estero Americano and Estero de San Antonio. Inland, the map captures the rural character of the region as it appeared in the late 2010s, centered on historic nodes like Bodega and Valley Ford. Researchers can find significant local landmarks such as the Bodega Calvary Cem and trace the complex network of drainage basins including Salmon Cr and Stemple Cr. The geography here is marked by the sharp boundary between Sonoma and Marin counties, which cuts through agricultural lands and along the estuaries that feed into the Pacific.