Spare Time Beach House

Views from Bodega Head to Jenner Head

Carmet-by-the-Sea

Spare Time Beach House sits in the front row of homes on the bluff above Carmet Beach

Sample itinerary

  1. Early morning
    Coffee on the deck

    The waves start the day. Carmet Beach is a two minute walk down, best at low tide and quiet before anyone else is out

  2. Mid morning
    Coastal Prairie Trail

    An open bluff walk on Bodega Head. Wildflowers in spring, whales offshore much of the year

  3. Lunch
    Spud Point Crab Company

    Chowder and a Dungeness crab sandwich at the picnic tables across from the marina

  4. Early afternoon
    Children's Bell Tower

    A short stop at the roadside memorial, then a look at what is on the calendar at the Bodega Bay Community Center

  5. Afternoon
    Campbell Cove

    Calm water at the tip of the head, sheltered from the wind, easy for a slow hour on the sand

  6. Optional day trip
    Armstrong Redwoods and Guerneville

    Forty five minutes inland for old-growth redwoods and the Redwood Forest Theater, then lunch or a river beach in Guerneville

  7. Sunset
    Back to the house

    Hot tub, the Pacific going gold, dinner in the kitchen, stars overhead

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