Valley Ford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Sonoma County, California, United States. It is located on State Route 1 north of San Francisco. Like all of Sonoma County, Valley Ford is included in both the San Francisco Bay Area and the Redwood Empire. The village lies just north of Americano Creek, about 5 mi from the Pacific Ocean. It is 7 mi north of Dillon Beach, California, 9 mi east of the town of Bodega Bay and 20 mi southeast of Jenner, California.