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Hawthorne Canyon 
For at least three
generations, while San Anselmo and Fairfax continued to grow, Hawthorne
Canyon seemed too wild and inaccessible for development. Nestled between these two towns on the
north side of the Ross Valley, the lower Hawthorne Canyon consists of 22
acres of pristine wooded hills.
Neighbors with their children, seeking refuge from cars and
suburbia, created hiking trails, tree houses and favorite picnic spots,
inevitably making a park in a part of town devoid of public open
space. But, what many experienced
and used as a park was in fact privately owned land. In 1996 development plans were submitted
to the Town and story poles erected - just the catalyst needed for local
preservation efforts to take off.
With broad support the
town of San Anselmo entered into a contract agreement to purchase the
entire 22 acres. Neighbors in the
immediate area raised a large share of the purchase price, and the Town
contributed significant resources.
Through a lot of hard work the Open Space Committee and Hawthorne
Canyon friends and neighbors reached the $590,000 needed to acquire this
beautiful wooded open space. In
1999 the acquisition of Hawthorne Canyon was completed, adding another
special area to the open space of Ross Valley. Still remaining in private hands is upper Hawthorne Canyon -
approximately 7 acres of ridgeline property near Oak Springs Road.
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