Cienega Road is an approximately 18-mile rural highway located in the Gabilan Range and San Andreas Fault Rift Zone south of Hollister. Cienega Road begins at Union Road near Hollister and terminates at California State Route 25 near Paicines via Cienega Valley. Cienega Road is named after Cienega Valley and Rancho Cienega del Gabilán. This highway began to develop following the establishment of the Gilmore Colony vineyards in 1888. Originally the portion of highway between Union Road and Bird Creek was known as Bird Creek Road. The Cienega Road name was extended north of Bird Creek to Union Road at some point around World War II. Modern Cienega Road is now mostly associated with the Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area which was founded in 1975. Part 1; the history of Cienega Road Cienega Road begins at Union Road south of the city of Hollister near the San Benito River. From the Hollister area the corridor Cienega Road ...
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