Things to Do in Cazadero, California
In short
Cazadero is a redwood canyon up Cazadero Highway, about 105 minutes north of San Francisco. The house is the stay. Friday pizza at Raymond's in season, a sandwich at the store, and Duncans Mills when you want a village. Guerneville is fifteen minutes down for a supermarket or Armstrong.
Written by the Casago Sonoma team — we manage 5 homes in Cazadero and answer guest texts about the canyon seven days a week.
Last updated August 19, 2026 · Last checked on the ground August 19, 2026
Know before you go
- The house is the town
- There is no plaza and no Main Street dinner list. You came for the redwoods and the creek. Downtown is a general store and, on Fridays in season, a bakery.
- Our houses are a drive from the store
- The five homes we manage sit on Sunrise Mountain, Magic Mountain, Wildwood, and Cazadero Highway. None of them walk to the sandwich counter. Read the listing if you need to be near the store without a car.
- Fill up before you climb
- Cazadero has no supermarket and no gas station. Shop and fuel in Guerneville, then take Cazadero Highway up the canyon.
- These canyons go dry by August
- Cook on the grill that came with the house. Stay with it. Drown the coals before you go back inside.
Things to Do in Cazadero, California
Cazadero Highway and Austin Creek
This is the canyon you booked. The road follows Austin Creek under the redwoods, and the point of the day is often the deck. When you want to leave the trees, the village down the hill is Duncans Mills, not a plaza.
Cazadero Highway, from the river up to the store.
Official siteCazadero General Store
This is the gathering. Come for a sandwich, a bag of ice, and whatever you forgot on the drive in. It is the one counter you will see neighbors.
6125 Cazadero Highway.
Official siteDuncans Mills
A short drive down the canyon lands you in a historic railroad village on Highway 116. Walk the shops, get a coffee, and sit if the gardens are open. This is the stretch-your-legs stop when the house has been enough trees for one morning.
Highway 116, down Cazadero Highway toward the river.
Official siteEat & drink
Raymond's Bakery
Friday pizza under the redwoods, May through September, with music after six. Bread and sweets when the ovens are on. Other nights, cook at the house or drive down the hill.
5400 Cazadero Highway.
Official siteBlue Heron Restaurant and Tavern
The tavern in Duncans Mills. Come for fish and chips, a tavern burger, or a cup of clam chowder. Kitchen runs Tuesday through Sunday. Live music when they have it.
25275 Steelhead Boulevard, Duncans Mills.
Official siteGroceries & essentials
Safeway Guerneville
The full supermarket is down in Guerneville, at 16405 Highway 116. Load the cooler before you start up the canyon.
16405 Highway 116, at Armstrong Woods Road.
Official siteSutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Emergency Department
Cazadero does not have a clinic. Dial 911. Sutter Santa Rosa at 30 Mark West Springs Road is about 40 minutes once you reach Highway 101.
About 40 minutes toward Santa Rosa after you leave the canyon.
Official siteShade at noon, dry grass by August
The canopy keeps the morning cool. By afternoon the ridges above the creek can still run hot. Carry water if you walk the road.
Winter drops trees on Cazadero Highway after a big storm. Check the road before you leave, and give yourself daylight for the last miles.
When the canyon is enough
We come down for ice and a sandwich, then turn around. Friday in summer we stay for pizza and the band. If the house needs a village, we drop to Duncans Mills and walk the block.
From our team
- The creek walks raccoons right up the stairs. Cans stay inside. Then the deck is yours and the water is the only noise.
- Raymond's is a Friday, May through September. Don't plan Saturday breakfast there.
- Download the map before you leave Guerneville. The highway goes quiet on a phone.
Cazadero questions
What is there to do in Cazadero?
Stay in the redwoods, get a sandwich at the general store, and eat Friday pizza at Raymond's from May through September. Duncans Mills is down the hill when you want shops and a tavern. Guerneville is fifteen minutes for Armstrong, the river beaches, and a longer dinner list.
How far is Cazadero from San Francisco?
Cazadero is about 85 miles north of San Francisco, roughly 105 minutes via Highway 101, River Road, and Cazadero Highway. Guerneville is about fifteen minutes down the canyon. Jenner and Highway 1 are about 25 minutes west if you want a coast afternoon.
What's the difference between Cazadero and Guerneville?
Guerneville has Main Street and a supermarket. Cazadero is the canyon above it. Stay here if you want the trees and a quiet night. Drive down when you want the grove or a table that is open on a Thursday.
