What used to be a sleepy dead-end in Bodega Harbour now looks a lot like a trailhead parking lot most days. Since opening to the public in December 2025, the Estero Americano Coast Preserve has redirected a steady stream of hikers into a quiet cul‑de‑sac, where visitors are squeezing into curb space, edging across driveways and occasionally crossing paths with wildlife at the trailhead. The 547‑acre preserve sits just south of Bodega Bay, but public access is funneled through the Shorttail Gulch trailhead inside the coastal subdivision, and neighbors say the street has not been the same.
Neighbors Push Back
Frustrated residents have started organizing. More than a hundred homeowners recently crowded into a community meeting to demand answers from the…..