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1995 Map of San Luis Obispo

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of San Luis Obispo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

San Luis Obispo is presented at a point of significant institutional and educational growth in the mid-1990s. The city's downtown core, anchored by the Old Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and local government seats, transitions into the sprawling campus of California Polytechnic State University and residential neighborhoods defined by streets like Higuera St and Monterey St. The landscape is physically bounded by dramatic peaks including Bishop Peak and Cerro San Luis Obispo, while historical land grants like the Huerta de Romualdo Grant still frame property divisions.

To the northwest, the Camp San Luis Obispo Military Reservation and Chorro National Guard Reservation occupy the hills near Cuesta College. The Southern Pacific RR remains a dominant corridor, winding through the northern ridges past Serrano toward Cuesta Pass. This period shows the city's modern infrastructure, including the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Ctr and Laguna Lake parks, fully integrated with its Spanish mission-era foundations.