Bodega Head lies just on the west side of the San Andreas Fault, which runs between the base of the promontory and the mainland.

Bodega Head is a small promontory on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States.

Geologically, the rocks of Bodega Head differ greatly from those on the mainland just to the east.

Mammoth fossils have been found at Bodega Head, which is a few miles south of Goat Rock Beach.

Bodega Head is a rocky peninsula that shelters Bodega Bay, an inlet and small town in Sonoma County.

The point lies about halfway between Bodega Head (to the south) and Goat Rock (to the north).

The plant, to be located atop the San Andreas Fault, was in the first stages of construction on Bodega Head when it was halted.

Mammoth fossil remains have been found at Bodega Head at the south end of Sonoma Coast State Park.

Other nearby examples of the Salinian Block include the Point Reyes Peninsula and Bodega Head.

Approximately seventeen miles to the south is another major geological feature of the Northern California coast known as Bodega Head.