See Canyon Road is a six-mile rural highway located in the Irish Hills in San Luis Obispo County. The northern terminus of See Canyon Road is located at Prefumo Canyon Road whereas the southern terminus is at San Luis Bay Drive. See Canyon is named after Kentucky settler Joseph See who homesteaded in the area circa 1860. See Canyon since 1916 has become associated with apple orchards as the coastal weather is conducive for growing them. Part 1; the history of See Canyon Road See Canyon is located in the Irish Hills (formerly San Luis Hills) southwest of the city of San Luis Obispo. The period of Mexican Alta California the area was known as San Miguelito Canyon and was a reference to Rancho San Miguelito. Rancho San Miguelito was granted by Alta California Governor to Miguel Avila in 1842. Much of the Rancho lands comprised the coastline of San Luis Obispo Bay. Governor Pio Pico would extend Avila's grant in 1846 amid the conflict in...
Prefumo Canyon Road is an approximately 7.1-mile rural highway corridor mostly located in the Irish Hills west of the city of San Luis Obispo. The Prefumo Canyon Road corridor begins at Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo and crosses the Irish Hills to a terminus located at See Canyon Road. Prefumo Canyon Road is named after wealthy San Luis Obispo businessman Pietro Prefumo and has been in active use since the 1880s. The highway is frequently touted as one of the most scenic in San Luis Obispo County as it has numerous vistas of Morro Bay and Los Osos Valley. Part 1; the history of Prefumo Canyon Road Prefumo Canyon Road follows the general course of Prefumo Creek and Coon Creek in the Irish Hills west of San Luis Obispo. The road, Prefumo Creek and Prefumo Canyon are all named after settler Pietro Benedetto Prefumo. Pietro Prefumo was born in Genoa, Italy on February 20, 1844, and would eventually migrate to Sacramento where he met his wife, Ada...