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Palo Colorado Canyon is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California. [1] The canyon entrance is located 11.3 miles (18.2 km) south of the Carmel River at the former settlement of Notley's Landing , 6.5 miles (10 km) north of Point Sur , [ 2 ] and at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m).
In 1900, the county improved the road south to the forks of the Little Sur River. [29] Charles Howland, who drove the mail stage between Monterey and Big Sur, built the Idlewild Hotel in about 1900 on the Old Coast Road where it crossed the Little Sur River. The Pfeiffer family's hospitality was enjoyed by friends and strangers alike for years.
The 1,534 acres (621 ha) Mill Creek Redwood Preserve is located in Big Sur, California, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from Highway 1 on Palo Colorado Road. The park is owned by the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. To alleviate resistance by residents of Palo Colorado Canyon who were concerned about the impact of traffic on the narrow, one-lane ...
The winding, narrow road, often cut into the face of towering seaside cliffs, is a "symbolic image" of Big Sur. [10] In May 2017, a 5,000,000-cubic-foot (140,000 m 3) slide blocked the highway at Mud Creek, north of Salmon Creek near the San Luis Obispo County line, to just south of Gorda. The road was reopened on July 18, 2018, but is subject ...
Bottchers Gap (sometimes spelled Botcher's Gap [2]) (closed as of September 2016) is a day-use area, campground, and trailhead in Monterey County, California.It is located 7.6 miles (12.2 km) from the Big Sur Coast Highway at the end of Palo Colorado Road on the northern border of the Los Padres National Forest and Ventana Wilderness. [3]
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During the following winter, heavy rains caused flooding, and Rocky Creek overflowed Palo Colorado Road at milepost 3.3. The road over Rocky Creek was repaired in 2018 but numerous slide-outs further south caused major damage. As of April 2020 the road and the Bottcher's Gap trailhead was closed indefinitely. Monterey County is still seeking ...
County Route G15 (CR G15) is a county road in Monterey County, California, United States, running almost 19 miles (31 km) along the eastern edge of the Salinas Valley. The road parallels US 101 (and therefore El Camino Real ) between King City and Soledad , with 101 to the west of the Salinas River and G15 to the east and following the western ...