1961 Map of Half Moon Bay

About this map

The coastal shelf of the Corral de Tierra (Vasquez) and Miramontes land grants meets the Pacific shoreline at the start of the 1960s, defined by a string of seaside communities and agricultural reaches. From El Granada and Miramar down to Half Moon Bay, the Cabrillo Hwy serves as the primary artery connecting these towns to the rugged interior ridges. Inland, the landscape shifts abruptly into the deep canyons and high crests of the Santa Cruz Mountains, where the San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge and the Water Temple mark the critical infrastructure of the regional water system.