The 100-acre wooded hillside property now designated the Fairfax Open Space Preserve rises dramatically above the Upper Ross Valley. It provides a habitat for wildlife and its trails can now be enjoyed legally by the public. MOST accomplished the acquisition with the County of Marin, California Coastal Conservancy, Town of Fairfax, Town of San Anselmo, Fairfax Open Space Committee, San Anselmo Open Space Committee, and 270 generous individual donors.

The Wall Property rises dramatically above downtown Fairfax, with three prominent ridgelines, and the community has long used its trails. The land is adjacent to and connects to a trail on the Upper Hawthorne Canyon property in San Anselmo, and the Marinda fire road connects to the County’s Wilder Trail leading to Loma Alta Open Space Preserve.

The undeveloped, hilly property offers magnificent views in all directions, especially from the land’s high point at 720 feet, the highest northern ridgeline above Fairfax. The primary view from most of the property is of the Ross Valley, Mt Tamalpais, and White Hill. At higher elevations, trail users have unobstructed views of Loma Alta and the San Francisco skyline.

The land is a mix of native coast live oak woodland, grasslands, and chaparral, and is a refuge for wildlife. The woodland also includes California bay laurel, Pacific madrone, California buckeye, and big-leaf maple.

For 20 years, the Town of Fairfax has designated this property as proposed open space in its General Plan. The Town and the Association of Bay Area Governments also designated the land as a Priority Conservation Area. Despite the Town’s desire to preserve the land, from 2013 to 2023, the property owner made several development proposals.