Indian Valley lies just north of the historic mission town of San Miguel, located just north of Paso Robles, CA.  Mission San Miguel Archangel was founded in 1797, the 16^th of 21 missions of Alta California.  The missionaries named the unique valley after the natives of the area.  The mission in San Miguel still stands today, but is partially closed to the public after sustaining a large amount of damage in the 2003 San Simeon earthquake.  San Miguel enjoyed its heyday during WWI and WWII as a location for the soldiers of Camp Roberts to spend their time away from the base.   Camp Roberts is still an active Army base today.

Indian Valley begins just north of San Miguel, crossing the San Luis Obispo/Monterey County line and continues north all the way through San Lucas.  The seasonal creek named “The Big Sandy” forks off the Salinas River and continues up the valley in a north east direction.  In the Spring time the water dries away and exposes the sandy loam river bottom.  This valley does not get the morning fog and high winds of the Salinas valley, and is exposed to the heat in the summer afternoons making it is a unique addition to the Monterey agricultural area. 

Pianetta Vineyards lies about 2.5 miles north of the San Luis Obispo/Monterey county line, benefiting from the warm weather influences of Paso Robles.