Hatton Canyon

Hatton Canyon
Hatton Canyon
	Hatton Canyon Carmel Valley Road Hatton Canyon Hatton Canyon (the United States)
Geography
Country	United States
State	California
Population center	Carmel Valley Village
Coordinates	36°33′9″N 121°54′22″W / 36.55250°N 121.90611°W

Hatton Canyon is a canyon in Carmel Valley, California, United States, preserved for urban open space as a state park property. The canyon harbors Monterey pines and 10 acres (4.0 ha) of wetland.

History

Hatton Canyon is currently accessible to the public at Carmel Valley Road via a dirt trail at the mouth of Carmel Valley. Plans to pave the trail to allow bicycle access were set aside in 2009 due to concerns of some neighbors.^[1]

The name Hatton Canyon came from William Hatton who became a successful dairy rancher, bought the west half of Rancho Cañada de la Segunda, gave his name to Hatton Canyon and to Hatton Fields on the west side of the highway.^[2]

For decades it was under consideration as a possible site for a 2.8-mile-long (4.5 km) freeway to relieve traffic on a parallel stretch of Highway 1. However homeowners and environmentalists opposed the plan since its proposal in 1952, ultimately gaining major political support in the 1990s. In 2002 Governor Gray Davis signed legislation that officially transferred the property from CalTrans to California State Parks.^[3]

References

^ Agha, Laith (July 23, 2008). "Hatton Canyon residents split on bike path". Monterey Herald. Monterey, Calif. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ Jack Jarnegan (December 1974). "NOTICIAS del PUERTO de MONTEREY" (PDF). Monterey History and Art Association. 18 (4). Monterey, California. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ Chesky, Laurel (July 6, 2000). "A freeway won't run through it: New state budget kills Hatton Canyon Freeway--once and for all". Monterey County Weekly. Seaside, Calif. Retrieved May 24, 2009.

External links

Parks.ca.gov: Hatton Canyon State Park

[1] Agha, Laith (July 23, 2008). "Hatton Canyon residents split on bike path". Monterey Herald. Monterey, Calif. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[2] Jack Jarnegan (December 1974). "NOTICIAS del PUERTO de MONTEREY" (PDF). Monterey History and Art Association. 18 (4). Monterey, California. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[Moneterey_County_Weekly-3] Chesky, Laurel (July 6, 2000). "A freeway won't run through it: New state budget kills Hatton Canyon Freeway--once and for all". Monterey County Weekly. Seaside, Calif. Retrieved May 24, 2009.

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v t e Carmel Valley, California
Golf courses	The Preserve Golf Club Tehàma Golf Club
Points of interest	Berwick Manor and Orchard Carmel Valley Road-Boronda Road Eucalyptus Tree Row Carmel Valley Village Carmel River Garland Ranch Regional Park Hatton Canyon Holman Ranch Jamesburg Earth Station Las Garzas Creek Mount Toro Palo Corona Ranch Rancho Los Laureles Rancho Cañada de la Segunda Robles del Rio Stonepine Estate Talbott Vineyards
People	William Hatton Edward Berwick Wah Chang Byington Ford Marion Hollins Isabel Meadows Roger Daley Alexander Weygers Scott Fujita Leon Panetta Michael Nesmith Chris Cope Brian Kibler Alan Silvestri Dorothy McEwen Kildall Doris Day Muriel Vanderbilt Hank Ketcham John D. Jernegan

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