Driving Directions from the Bay Area

Travel  CA Hwy 101 to Petaluma take the Washingon Street/Bodega Bay exit and follow signs towards Bodega Bay  

Take the E Washington St. exit toward Central Petaluma. Turn left (west) over the overpass.

Continue on E Washington. After a few miles, Washington St. becomes Bodega Ave.

After several more miles, Bodega Ave becomes Valley Ford Road. 

(CA Hwy 1 joins VFR from the left shortly before the town of Valley Ford, so you'll actually be on Hwy 1 from then on, until you turn off onto Meyers Grade Road as you get closer to Ratna Ling.)

Valley Ford Road ends at CA-12/Bodega Highway.

Turn left and continue to and through Bodega Bay.

After several miles you'll cross a bridge over the Russian River and on the other side will be the intersection of Hwy 116 with Hwy 1.

Where CA Hwy 1 reaches the crest of the rise, at the 6.1 miles point, turn right onto Meyer’s Grade. The top of the grade is 1100 feet above sea level. From that point on, just continue along the ridge-top road.  After a few miles, Fort Ross Road comes in from the right and then turns off to the left again.  Later on Timber Cove Road intersects on the left and the Timber Cove fire station and school appear on the right. A few miles later there is a sign for Plantation to the left where Kruse Ranch Road descends toward the sea.  At that intersection, bear to the right along the ridge-top on Hauser Bridge Road and you’ll soon see the white property fence on both sides of the road and the gated entrance to Ratna Ling’s Lodge on the right hand side at 35755 Hauser Bridge Road.  Pull into the driveway, the gate should open automatically if you have a scheduled arrival. If the gate does not open, enter 10 in the key pad to talk to an attendant.

Here are specific directions with precise mileage:

1. Go NORTH from the intersection with CA-116 on CA-1.

Drive for 6.1 miles.   

2. Turn RIGHT onto MEYERS GRADE ROAD.

Drive for 4.8 miles.  

Go STRAIGHT (The name changes to FORT ROSS ROAD.)

Drive for 0.5 miles.  

4. Go STRAIGHT (The name changes to SEAVIEW ROAD.)

Drive for 6.7 miles.

5. Bear RIGHT on HAUSER BRIDGE ROAD.

6. Drive for 0.7 miles to reach Ratna Ling. The Lodge building is on the right. 

Total distance is 18.8 miles, driving time about 37 minutes.