Hatton Canyon is a
canyon in
Carmel Valley,
California
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, United States, preserved for
urban open space
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as a
state park property. The canyon harbors
Monterey pines and of
wetland
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.
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.
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.
For decades it was under consideration as a possible site for a 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
The California Department of Parks and Recreation, more commonly known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system. The system administers 279 separate park units on 1.4 million acres (570,000 hectares), with over 280 ...
.
See also
*
List of California state parks
This is a list of parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas in the California State Parks system.
List of parks
See also
* California State Beaches
*List of California State Historic Parks
* Parks in California
* California Dep ...
References
External links
Parks.ca.gov: Hatton Canyon State Park
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State parks of California
Canyons and gorges of California
Landforms of Monterey County, California
Parks in Monterey County, California
Protected areas established in 2002
Carmel Valley, California
2002 establishments in California