Harmony Headlands State Park
{{Short description|Undeveloped section of Pacific coast in California, U.S.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Harmony Headlands State Park
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| photo = Dudleya is a genus of succulent perennials, seen here in Harmony Headlands State Park 23 July 2011.jpg
| photo_caption = Dudleya blooming in Harmony Headlands State Park
| map = USA California#USA
| location = San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
| nearest_city = Cayucos, California
| coordinates = {{coord|35|28|40|N|120|59|33|W|region:US-CA|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|748|acre|ha}}
| established = {{start date and age|2003}}
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| governing_body = California Department of Parks and Recreation
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Harmony Headlands State Park preserves an undeveloped parcel of Pacific coast in California, United States. Located in San Luis Obispo County on Highway 1, the park is the only public access to the coast between the towns of Cayucos and Harmony. The {{convert|748|acre|ha|adj=on}} park was established in 2003.{{cite journal |title=California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10 |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/795/files/09-10%20statistical%20report%20final%20online.pdf |publisher=California State Parks |page=30 |access-date=2012-03-17}} The Cayucos Land Conservancy helped facilitate and fund the park's development.
Harmony Headlands State Park is open for day-use only. Dogs and bikes are not allowed on the trails. Amenities are limited to a small parking area, portable toilet, and a {{convert|1.5|mi|km|adj=on}} trail. The trail leads through a marine terrace grassland with views of the Pacific Ocean.{{cite news|url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/outdoors/article94511652.html|title=SLO County Hike of the Week: Harmony Headlands|newspaper=The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)|first=Jennifer |last=Robillard|date=August 8, 2016|access-date=13 December 2018}} Volunteers provide assistance and interpretation in the unstaffed park.{{cite web |title=Harmony Headlands SP |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25735 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2012-03-17}}
History
The state park is within Rancho San Geronimo, an 1842 Mexican land grant. In 1865 an American settler bought the Rancho, and it passed through various owners until the Storni family bought a {{convert|750|acre|ha|adj=on}} parcel in 1912. The Stornis operated a dairy farm here until the mid 1960s. In 1975 the Storni Ranch was sold to developers, who planned to subdivide the property into home sites. The project fell through, and the property was then bought by the American Land Conservancy in 2003, who in turn sold it to California State Parks.{{cite web |title=Harmony Headlands State Park |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/25735/files/HarmonyHeadlandsFinalWebLayout031110.pdf |publisher=California State Parks |year=2010 |access-date=2015-05-17}} However bureaucratic difficulties delayed opening the park to the public until November 2008. The Cayucos Land Conservancy facilitated overcoming the issues including providing funding for the park's development.{{cite web | title=Harmony Headlands |url=http://cayucoslandconservancy.org/hh.html |publisher=Cayucos Land Conservancy |access-date=2008-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219105706/http://cayucoslandconservancy.org/hh.html|archive-date=19 February 2012}}
See also
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External links
{{Commons category|Harmony Headlands State Park}}
- [http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25735 Harmony Headlands State Park]
File:Coastline Looking South - Harmony Headlands State Park.jpg
{{Protected areas of California|SP}}
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Category:2003 establishments in California
Category:Parks in San Luis Obispo County, California