Honda, California

The main feature of the area, other than the creek, was a Southern Pacific rail stop that opened in 1898.^[2][8] The station, located between Arlight and Surf,^[8] was built on land that was part of the "old Steele place now owned by H. Dutard."^[9] Honda station was the site of a 1907 train wreck that killed 32 people.^[10] The victims were primarily Shriners coming from a conference.^[11]

Due to a sharp turn in the coastline, and sharp rocks and reef formations underwater, the spot was risky for ships when the coastal landmarks and/or lighthouses of Point Arguello, Point Sal, and Point Sur were obscured by darkness and foggy, low-visibility conditions.^[12] Honda was the site of several shipwrecks including 1923 Honda Point disaster that destroyed seven U.S. Navy ships off the coast, just north of Point Arguello.^[13] Locals pulled up railroad ties from Honda station and lit them on fire with kerosene to provide illumination for the nighttime rescue of the shipwrecked sailors.^[14] The steamer Santa Rosa ran aground at the mouth of Honda Creek in 1911; four crewmembers were killed.^[12] The steamer Harvard ran aground "directly opposite Honda station" in 1931.^[15]

A seawall was also built along the Honda coastline in 1906 but there was little evidence of it left 30 years later.^[16] In 1926 Honda was the site of a rock-crushing operation that was providing road-construction materials to the county.^[17] A new schoolhouse was built for the Honda district in 1933.^[18] There are no buildings or people left at Honda today, only a "long passing track" north of the arroyo.^[8]

• Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
• Peninsulas of California