Eureka Canyon Road is an approximately nine-mile-long rural highway corridor located in the southern extent of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Cruz County. Eureka Canyon Road begins at Browns Valley Road in the community of Corralitos and climbs to a ridge atop the Santa Cruz Mountains where it continues as Highland Way. The Coastal Redwood lined Eureka Canyon follows the course of Corralitos Creek. Much of what is now Eureka Canyon Road was developed in the early 1830s to access a sawmill located on upper Corralitos Creek in what was then Rancho de Los Corralitos. Eureka Canyon Road would remain a major Santa Cruz County highway into modern times and last saw significant improvements following a flood in 1950. Eureka Canyon Road is favored by cyclists as it gains approximately 1,600 feet of elevation and is relatively lightly traveled compared to State Highways in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Part 1; the history of Eureka Canyon Road Eureka Canyon Road pass...
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