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Kite Hill
Bald Hill Ridge
Preserve
Hawthorne Canyon
Sorich Park
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Projects
 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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