Hitching Post
Hitching Post is a neighborhood of about 100 homes on Hitching Post Drive, Harbor Sight Drive, Deerhill Drive and Sweetgrass Lane, south of Palos Verdes Drive North and west of Palos Verdes Drive East in eastern Rolling Hills Estates. Its tract maps were recorded between 1952 and 1957, and most of its homes were built in the 1950s and 1960s.
Updated October 26, 2026 · County records from the 2026 roll · Sources at the bottom of the page · Send a correction
Hitching Post at a glance
| Also called | Hitchingpost, Harbor Sight |
|---|---|
| City | Rolling Hills Estates · ZIP 90274 |
| Built | Mostly 1953–1965 (median 1960; oldest 1941, newest 2002) |
| Homes | 104 homes: 103 single-family houses; 1 planned-development home · 5 vacant residential lots |
| Living area | Median about 2,530 sq ft per home; 4 bedrooms typical for single-family houses |
| Lots | Median single-family lot about 20,130 sq ft (middle half 14,450 sq ft to 24,500 sq ft) |
| Recorded tracts | 3 recorded tract maps (see the tract list) |
| School district | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (schools by address) |
Outlines are recorded tract maps from Los Angeles County Public Works; they show how land was subdivided, not HOA or city boundaries. Dots mark homes on land outside the recorded tracts (county parcel centers).
Living in Hitching Post
The city's General Plan calls the area Hitchingpost. Harbor Sight Drive recalls an older name for part of it. The city lists Harbor Sight among the areas it annexed between 1960 and 1966, its 1992 General Plan called it Harbor Sight Ranch, and a Harbor Sight HOA is on the city's 2021–2029 Housing Element list of homeowners associations.
Close by, at the southwest corner of Palos Verdes Drive North and Palos Verdes Drive East, is the George F Canyon Nature Center with its Stein/Hale Nature Trail. The canyon trail is open, while the old nature center building is closed and the city works on a new one.
Tracts & subdivisions of Hitching Post
Recorded tracts with a guide of their own: builder and year where known, streets, lots, schools by address and the recorded map.
Other recorded maps and land
| Map | Recorded | Homes | Built | Streets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land without a recorded map | 2 | 1963–1964 | Palos Verdes Dr N, Harbor Sight Dr | |
| Parcel map, book 52, page 66 | 2 | 1941–1975 | Palos Verdes Dr N | |
| Land on county Assessor's Map No. 51 (no recorded tract) | 1 | 1965 | Palos Verdes Dr N |
Covered on this page: recorded tracts without a guide of their own, lot splits, rental buildings and land laid out by survey.
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Schools for Hitching Post
Schools by address
- ElementaryDapplegray · every home
- IntermediateMiraleste · every home
- High schoolYour choice: Palos Verdes High or Peninsula High
From PVPUSD's School Locator answers for every county address, checked October 3, 2026, counted by home. A locator answer is the district's home-school assignment, not a placement guarantee. Look up an address · PVPUSD School Locator (opens in a new tab)
Every address here was checked against PVPUSD's own School Locator. Elementary and intermediate schools follow your home address; there is no high-school boundary, so families choose between the district's two high schools.
Confirm an assignment with the PVPUSD Enrollment Center before relying on it.
Streets in Hitching Post
- Deerhill Dr 20
- Harbor Sight Dr 32
- Hitching Post Dr 37
- Palos Verdes Dr N 4
- Sweetgrass Ln 11
Homes per street from county assessor records. Counts include only the homes inside this neighborhood.
Other neighborhoods in Rolling Hills Estates
Homes for sale near Hitching Post
Current listings, with photos, prices and details, are on Properkey. Browse homes for sale in Rolling Hills Estates (opens in a new tab).
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Where these facts come from
- Rolling Hills Estates General Plan 2040, Land Use Element, Figure 2-2 (opens in a new tab) — rollinghillsestates.gov
- City of Rolling Hills Estates: History (opens in a new tab) — rollinghillsestates.gov
- Rolling Hills Estates General Plan (1992), Section 2 Land Use Element (opens in a new tab) — rollinghillsestates.gov
- City of Rolling Hills Estates: George F Canyon Nature Center & Stein/Hale Nature Trail (opens in a new tab) — rollinghillsestates.gov
- Los Angeles County Assessor: parcel data (2026 roll): homes, year built, living area and lot size (opens in a new tab) — public.gis.lacounty.gov
- Los Angeles County Public Works: Land Records, recorded tract maps (opens in a new tab) — dpw.lacounty.gov
- PVPUSD School Locator (opens in a new tab) — pvpusd.net
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