Located 6.7 miles from the Bodega Bay Beach Home is Bodega Head with the most stunning views and even better than the view is watching the Whales. In early May of 2017 our neighbors spotted 20 whales swimming off of Bodega Head with their tails making a big splash as onlookers marveled at the magnificent sight.

According to CoastalTraveler.com, “The number one spot for watching gray whales in Sonoma County has to be Bodega Head, the headland associated with Bodega Bay. Because of the topography of the land, this is the point where the gray whales tend to come the closest to shore. You can often watch the calves interacting with their Mothers which can lead to lots of exclamatory remarks if you happen to be standing in a crowd which can certainly happen on the weekends when hundreds of people migrate to this spot to watch the whales. Don’t be surprised if the whales start to intently watch all those people on the bluff as they are just as curious about us as we are about them. It is a thrill to be checked out by a giant whale!

The best time to spot the gray whale pods is in the winter with the peak being from about the middle of January through the middle of February. If you want to see a tail fluke, you need to look for gray whales that are actively feeding. Just before they dive deep, they will flip their tail fluke high out of the water. This gives them more thrust to get to the bottom where the food is! This is the point where you may be most impressed with their enormous strength! Remember, gray whales can weigh up to 45 tons. That’s 45 X 2,000 = 90,000 pounds! Their size and enormous strength explains why their only predators are the Orca whales and sometimes sharks.”