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1959 Map of Pico Creek

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Pico Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

San Simeon Beach State Park and the central coast of San Luis Obispo County are captured here in a 1950s survey with late-1970s updates. The map focuses on a narrow but significant strip of coastline where the Santa Lucia Range meets the Pacific Ocean. Most of the activity is concentrated along the Cabrillo Highway, featuring the residential cluster of The Oaks and nearby streets like Avonne Ave.

Freshwater systems including Pico Creek and its South Fork drain toward the shore near the prominent Pico Rock. The presence of the Piedra Blanca land grant and the San Simeon area indicates the long-standing ranching and public land history of this coastal stretch. This edition, updated via 1976 aerial photography, documents the infrastructure and preservation boundaries of the era before more modern development reached this section of the coast.