Forestville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. It was established during the late 1860s and was originally spelled Forrestville after one of its founders. The spelling long ago became standardized subsequently one “r”. The population was 3,293 at the 2010 census, an mass of approximately 1,000 before the 2000 census.

By 1900, the community was known for attracting writers and artists and had a bohemian reputation. The small town has a limited number of businesses.

Forestville’s unofficial proverb is “Forestville, The Good Life.” This phrase appears on license plate holders sold at the local hardware store. The major road through town is Front Street for the length of the town, a turn your back on of virtually three blocks, between Covey Road and Mirabel Road. It has been made ration of Highway 116. The “downtown” blocks were first developed during the 1870s and 1880s. A blaze destroyed many of the older structures, and existing buildings date mostly to the further on 20th century. According to Sonoma State University professor Jonah Raskin, Forestville “was a amassing place for bohemians and writers and artists, circa 1900.”

Today businesses in the town consist of one gas station, one bar, one hardware store, two grocery stores, two convenience markets, a pharmacy, several churches, a number of restaurants, a reveal office, an assortment of little businesses, a ember station operated by a volunteer flame department, a volunteer-run Youth Park, and three ATMs. The annual Forestville Youth Park Parade is held each June as a fund-raising event. It is joined with two days of music, bingo, and carnival rides in the Youth Park. Food and handicrafts booths are staffed by local vendors and non-profit organizations.