See Canyon

See Canyon is a valley in San Luis Obispo County, California. It has its source at at an elevation of in the Irish Hills. Its mouth lies at an elevation of, at its confluence with San Luis Obispo Creek.

History

See Canyon originally San Miguelito Canyon, a Spanish name from which the name of the Rancho San Miguelito grant to Don Miguel Avila was derived. It was renamed for the pioneer family of Joseph See, who was:
The 1860 Census of San Luis Obispo, lists Joseph See as a teamster worth $600.00 in personal property and landless. "Early grant records for the region show that See Canyon is one of the few areas not covered by an old Spanish grant and may have been public property. As a newcomer to the area, Joseph may have homesteaded/squatted on that area, since no other land was available. Joseph's daughter Rachel and her husband William Calloway are known to have been long time residents of the Canyon and owned of the Canyon."
Apples have been grown in See Canyon since at least 1916. Surrounded by mountainous terrain, the canyon is from the Pacific Coast with ideal conditions for growing apples and other fruit.