Cazadero is located in Sonoma County. Cazadero is a small town located in Sonoma County's western redwood forest and is about 13 miles northwest of Guerneville. The town was originally a hunting resort called "Ingrams" begun by Silas D. Ingram in 1869.

CAZADERO is a small town located in Sonoma county's western redwood forest and is about 13 road miles northwest of Guerneville. The town is situate deep into Austin Canyon and occupies a narrow strip of land in a sweeping bend that had been carved out of the canyon's steep slopes by Austin Creek's sometimes tumultous waters. The stream's course follows a sinuous path through the narrow canyon and finally widens into a flood plain where it empties into the Russian River near Duncans Mills. Cazadero's town center is about seven airline miles east of the Pacific Ocean and is best reached by driving 6 miles north on Cazadero Highway from its junction with HWY 116. Cazadero Highway was originally the North Pacific Coast Railroad's narrow gauge track roadbed that connected Cazadero with Duncans Mills.