La Honda, California

About La Honda

La Honda is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Officially, La Honda is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.26 square miles.

📰 La Honda News Today

• Hamilton Ave @ San Tomas Expy (EB View) - Live Traffic Camera WeatherBug · Aug 17
• La Honda Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Major Road Closure Expected To Cause Significant Delays In SMC: Police patch.com · Aug 17
• L.A. Honda Dealership Used Police To Illegally Repo Car CarProUSA.com. · Feb 24
• Customer sues L.A. Honda store, claims it filed false police report to get officers to repossess car Automotive News · Feb 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes La Honda Unique

• The only place in America named La Honda — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• David C. Daniels Nature Center · Museum
• Towne Trail · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in La Honda

• La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (closed areas) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (permit area) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Long Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed areas) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Coyote Bowl reviews ★
• Heritage Grove Redwood Preserve reviews ★
• La Honda Store State Historic Landmark reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in La Honda

• La Honda Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of La Honda

🏘️ Nearby Communities