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1961 Map of La Honda

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of La Honda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

La Honda and the surrounding redwood-dense canyons of the Santa Cruz Mountains appear here during a period of mid-century transition. The 1961 field check, updated with 1968 aerial photography, shows the concentrated development of Redwood Terrace and the expansion of residential footprints near Reflection Lake. While the timber economy of earlier decades is represented by place names like Spanish Ranch and Butano Ridge, the landscape by the 1960s had become a primary retreat for institutional camps and public recreation.

Several landmark sites are mapped in detail, including the San Francisco Log Cabin Boys School and Oakland Camp. The drainage patterns of San Gregorio Creek and Pescadero Creek dictate the local road network, where Pescadero Road and Alpine Road wind through steep terrain. Traces of resource extraction remain visible through several Oil Wells and a Drill Hole located along the ridges, offering a specific look at the local geology and land use before further modern conservation efforts took hold.