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19-761: [REDACTED] Look up gorda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gorda may refer to: Gorda, California , United States, a small town on the Pacific Ocean Gorda Plate , a tectonic plate located beneath the Pacific Ocean near northern California Cayo Gorda , a small island of Honduras in Caribbean Sea Gorda, fat in Spanish and Portuguese Topics referred to by

38-459: A post office operated at Gorda from 1893 to 1923, moving in 1910. Gorda was the location of a hippie commune from 1962 to 1968 on land owned by Amelia Newell. Roland H. Chivers was a heavy equipment mechanic and operator. He graded the site for the restaurant and made numerous improvement to the coastal property. Road-side services include a small hotel and cottages, restaurant, gas station, deli, espresso bar, and convenience store. In 1979,

57-833: A summer month. At the county level, Gorda is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Dave Potter. In the California State Legislature , Gorda is in the 17th Senate District , represented by Democrat John Laird , and in the 30th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Dawn Addis . In the United States House of Representatives , Gorda is in California's 20th congressional district , represented by Republican Vince Fong . Nacimiento-Fergusson Road In January 2021,

76-580: Is adjacent to Nacimiento-Fergusson Road and provides less privacy. Ponderosa Campground, known on some maps as "Camp Nacimiento", provides a private setting within a valley off the main road along the Negro Fork of the Nacimiento River. Due to the history of wildfires in the area, campfires are only permitted in established campgrounds. It is illegal to camp in other locations, such as road side pullouts. Illegal camping or campfires can result in

95-502: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gorda, California Gorda ( Spanish for "Fat") is a hamlet in Monterey County , California . It is located 3 mi (4.8 km) south of Cape San Martin, at an elevation of 148 ft (45 m). It is one of the three small settlements of filling stations, restaurants, and motels located along State Route 1 on

114-461: Is due in part to the cost of a diesel generator that provides electricity to the gas station and town. It's also due to the limited availability of fuel in the area and the distance from suppliers, who must deliver fuel to Gorda from as far as Santa Maria and Paso Robles , from 80 to 100 miles (130 to 160 km) away. In 2008, the price was $ 6.70 per gallon. In October 2021, the prices were $ 7.59 for unleaded and $ 8.49 for premium gas. Under

133-581: The Big Sur coast. The ZIP Code is 93920, but mail must be addressed to Big Sur, and the community is inside area code 805 . The fresh springs in Gorda were used by Native American tribes. By the time the first Europeans arrived in 1878, the Native Americans were no longer present. The settlement expanded with the gold rush in nearby Manchester during the 1880s. A stagecoach stop was built and

152-493: The Köppen climate classification , "dry-summer subtropical" climates are often referred to as "Mediterranean". This climate zone has an average temperature above 10 °C (50 °F) in their warmest months, and an average in the coldest between 18 and −3 °C (64 and 27 °F). Summers tend to be dry with less than one-third the rainfall of the wettest winter month, and with less than 30 mm (1 in) of precipitation in

171-789: The Nacimiento-Fergusson Road. The trail was enlarged into a road beginning in 1931, and completed in 1937. The road was constructed by crews composed of men from the Civilian Conservation Corp , U.S. Forest Service, and state and county relief agencies. During winter storms following the 2020 Dolan Fire , entire sections of the road were washed away, and it has remained closed since then. In January 2022, U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta announced that he had obtained $ 12.6 million in Federal Highway Administration funds to repair

190-466: The U.S. Army's Fort Hunter Liggett . Because the road passes through sections of Fort Hunter Liggett Army Base, you may need to show valid car registration and proof of insurance. The road is steep, winding, sometimes only wide enough for one vehicle, and has precipitous drops at almost every turn unprotected by guard rails. At the eastern end, drivers can access the road via either from the north on Jolon Road on U.S. Route 101 near King City , or from

209-530: The largest slide in the Big Sur Coast Highway 's history at Mud Creek buried more than a quarter-mile of Highway 1 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Gorda. The highway was closed for more than a year. This had a considerable negative economic impact for tourism between Monterey and Morro Bay. A CalTrans study concluded that rerouting the highway around the slide was preferred over other alternatives. The only route in and out of Gorda beginning in

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228-557: The road and rebuild the USFS Nacimiento Ranger Station destroyed in the blaze. This includes replacing the fire station, barracks, engine garage and pumphouse, along with some site utilities, such as a water well, solar connections and access roads. In August 2024, KSBW television reported that the road had opened to local residents, with general access expected to resume in mid to late September. Nacimiento-Fergusson Road connects California State Route 1 at

247-530: The road was washed out due to the impacts of the Dolan Fire and closed. After extensive repairs, on November 15, 2024, the road reopened to traffic. During the late 19th century, settlers on the coast of the northern Santa Lucia Mountains had a difficult time transporting cattle to the Central Valley over poor mountain trails. The only trail across the mountains was the route currently followed by

266-445: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gorda . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gorda&oldid=753557962 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

285-761: The south end of the Kirk Creek Bridge with Jolon 24.5 miles (39.4 km) to the east. It is the only route across the Santa Lucia Mountains between Monterey and Cambria in northern San Luis Obispo County where California State Route 46 connects California State Route 1 to U.S. Route 101 in Paso Robles at the southern end of the Salinas Valley. The western terminus is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Lucia and 35 miles (56 km) north of Hearst Castle . Climbing up

304-623: The south on Jolon Road at U.S. Route 101 near Bradley . The road is closed occasionally during tank, artillery, and other firing exercises on the surrounding Fort Hunter Liggett. The Nacimiento and Ponderosa Campgrounds are situated on the eastern slope of the Santa Lucia range within Los Padres National Forest . The Nacimiento Campground, nestled beneath Douglas fir trees alongside the Nacimiento River ,

323-536: The south was via a lengthy detour over the narrow, winding Nacimiento-Fergusson Road . On August 2, 2017, CalTrans decided to rebuild the highway over the slide instead of clearing it. It was reopened on July 18, 2018, at a cost of $ 54 million. Gorda is derived from the Spanish word for "fat" or "well-fed". Gorda is occasionally mentioned as having the highest gasoline prices in the United States. This

342-418: The steep flanks of the mountains, the western part of the road near the coast has more than 100 turns before it reaches the summit 7 miles (11 km) from the coast at an altitude of 2,780 feet (850 m), where it crosses the unpaved Old Coast Road. From the summit, the road descends through hillside chaparral and dense oak groves on the eastern side of the ridge, which offer few views, and passes through

361-542: The town attracted national attention after most of the land was purchased by Kidco Limited Ventures , a corporation owned by four minor children from Ramona, California who were heirs of the family that owned the Cessna Aircraft company. After funding the company, $ 500,000 was invested as a tax shelter to purchase the town's land. At the time, Dickie Cessna was 14 years old and the other three siblings were June (16), Bette (13) and Nene (11). On May 20, 2017,

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