Downtown Cazadero Homes for Sale - Elim Grove, Bei Road & the Village

A small redwood town, creek-access cabins near Raymond's Bakery, and sunnier hillside homes above the village.

Downtown Cazadero is a small place with a relaxed pace. The village itself is just a handful of homes, historic buildings, a general store, a hardware store and churches along Cazadero Highway. For this neighborhood guide, I also include the Elim Grove and Raymond's Bakery area about a mile south of town, the nearby Hahn Road and Kramer Road hillside settings, and the residential streets reached from Bei Road above downtown.

These pockets are close together, but they offer different experiences: redwood shade and Austin Creek access near Paradise Grove Road, more oak trees and sunshine on the hillside roads, and homes close enough to walk into the village from portions of the Bei Road neighborhood.

Downtown Cazadero Neighborhood Map

Elim Grove, Raymond's Bakery & Paradise Grove Road

Before reaching the center of town, you come to the Elim Grove area around Raymond's Bakery. Set among redwoods beside Austin Creek, the bakery is one of Cazadero's best-known local gathering places. It gives this little pocket a recognizable anchor, with the creek and trees shaping the setting around it.

Paradise Grove Road includes a series of smaller homes and cabins near the bakery. Some properties have access to Austin Creek, offering the shaded creekside experience many people picture when they think about Cazadero. This is part of the broader downtown neighborhood even though it sits south of the main village.

Hahn Road, Kramer Road & Upper Austin Creek Road

Hahn Road and Kramer Road connect with Austin Creek Road in the hills above the creek corridor. The road's name can be misleading here: this portion of Austin Creek Road is higher on the hillside, so a home with an Austin Creek Road address is not necessarily close to the water.

You will find more oak trees and open sunshine in parts of this area, with a different feel from the densely shaded creekside cabins below. For buyers comparing homes, that change in elevation and tree cover can matter as much as the distance to downtown.

The Small Village Along Cazadero Highway

Continuing north on Cazadero Highway brings you into what we consider downtown Cazadero. There is no large commercial center. The Cazadero General Store and hardware store serve as practical local anchors, while the Cazadero Community Church and St. Colman Roman Catholic Mission Church are familiar landmarks.

A few homes and older buildings line the village, including a former hotel building now used as a private residence. It is a place you pass through on the way into the hills, but it is also a neighborhood in its own right. The small scale is part of its appeal: everyday life moves at a quieter pace here.

Bei Road, Fairview Avenue, Berry Street & Hillcrest Avenue

Bei Road climbs to a small residential community above downtown. Fairview Avenue, Berry Street and Hillcrest Avenue are part of this hillside pocket, where homes can receive considerably more sunshine than properties deep in the redwoods. Portions of the neighborhood remain within walking distance of the village, while the hillside setting offers a more open outlook.

In my experience, many homes in this group of streets fall roughly between $400,000 and $800,000. Size, condition, sunshine, land and views make a difference, and larger properties can reach beyond that range. It is a useful area to explore if you like Cazadero's quieter atmosphere but prefer a sunnier setting.

Watch a Sunny Bei Road Home Tour

My tour of 17950 Bei Road shows one example of the more open country setting above Cazadero. This is a property tour, with sunshine, outdoor space and mountain views; it is not a current price guide for every home in the neighborhood.

View the Bei Road home-tour page | Read the Bei Road property article

Vacation Rentals: Downtown and the Austin Creek Cap Area

One distinction I discuss with buyers is that portions of downtown Cazadero and the nearby hills sit outside the Austin Creek corridor's 5% vacation-rental cap area. These locations can offer vacation-rental possibilities that differ from homes farther down the capped creek corridor. The opportunity depends on the particular property's location and zoning.

My Cazadero map walkthrough explains the difference between the creek corridor, downtown and the roads leading into the hills. Use the official Sonoma County vacation-rental map to see where a specific home falls.

Watch my Cazadero vacation-rental map walkthrough | Read the Cazadero vacation-rental article

From Hunting Resort to Logging Town

Cazadero's name means "hunting place," reflecting its early hunting-resort history. Timber work and the railroad later became central to life here, bringing workers and visitors into the Austin Creek canyon. Loggers lived and stayed in the community while working in the surrounding forests.

The Russian River Historical Society describes Cazadero's growth as a redwood logging community and the arrival of the North Pacific Coast Railroad in 1886. The old buildings, small village layout and roads leading into the forest still give a sense of that history.

The Crossroads: Fort Ross Road & King Ridge Road

Beyond downtown, the road reaches the junction for Fort Ross Road and King Ridge Road. Both lead into the Cazadero hills, where the landscape becomes more rural and the properties can be more spread out. Those roads extend well beyond the downtown neighborhood covered here.

Cazadero is a little more off the beaten path than the busier Russian River towns. It is slower, more relaxed and closely tied to the surrounding woods and creek. Downtown offers a way to enjoy that atmosphere while staying near the village's everyday essentials.

Streets and Settings in This Guide

Cazadero Highway, Austin Creek Road, Hahn Road, Kramer Road, Paradise Grove Road, Bei Road, Fairview Avenue, Berry Street and Hillcrest Avenue. The guide also includes the Elim Grove and Raymond's Bakery area. Fort Ross Road and King Ridge Road mark the routes into the hills beyond downtown.

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Thinking About Buying or Selling in Downtown Cazadero?

As a local Russian River real estate agent with more than 20 years of experience, I can help you compare a cabin near Austin Creek, a home close to the General Store and a sunnier hillside property above town. Those small location differences are a big part of finding the right place in Cazadero.

DAVID R. MILLAR
The Millar Group | Keller Williams Realty
707-217-1786

Local references: Russian River Historical Society | Raymond's Bakery at Elim Grove

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