Grimes Canyon
Grimes Canyon is a valley in Monterey County, Central Coast, California. Grimes Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet Posts, as well as near the area Buzzards Roost.Places of Interest
Highlights include Henry Miller Memorial Library and Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn.
Henry Miller Memorial Library
Library
The Henry Miller Memorial Library is a nonprofit arts center, bookstore, and performance venue in Big Sur, California, documenting the life of the late writer and artist Henry Miller.
Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn
Hotel
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Deetjen's Big Sur Inn, a collection of single wall buildings, cabins, and a restaurant in Castro Canyon, was one of the first visitor accommodation to offer overnight lodging and meals in Big Sur for California visitors and travelers after the opening of Highway 1 in 1937.
Nepenthe
Restaurant
Photo: Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nepenthe is a restaurant in Big Sur, California, built by Bill and Madelaine "Lolly" Fassett and first opened in 1949. It was built around a cabin first constructed in 1925. Nepenthe is situated 1½ miles northwest of Grimes Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Posts and Big Sur Village.
Posts
Hamlet
Posts is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California. It is located on the Big Sur Coast Highway, 4.8 miles south of the Big Sur Village at an elevation of 945 feet. Posts is situated 2 miles northwest of Grimes Canyon.
Big Sur Village
Village
Big Sur Village is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region, in Monterey County, California, United States. It is located along a 1-mile-long stretch of Big Sur Coast Highway in the Big Sur Valley 24 miles south of Carmel, California. Big Sur Village is situated 6 miles northwest of Grimes Canyon.
Grimes Canyon
- Type: Valley
- Description: valley in Monterey County, California, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Grimes Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grimes Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, California, Monterey County)”
- Cebuano: “Grimes Canyon”
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