1/6/2017
1/6/2017
Landmark information
- Location:
6 mi NW of Borrego Springs on Horse Camp Rd (dirt), Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
1/6/2017 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/6/2017 - GPS Coordinates:
N 33 20.561, W 116 23.637
About this landmark
Plaque text:
The Anza Trail
This route was opened by Captain Juan Bautista de Anza and Father Francisco Garces in 1774. Anza's expedition of 1775, a group of 240 soldiers and settlers being led from Sonora to found San Francisco, encamped near this place, El Vado (The Ford), for three days and two nights, December 20-22, 1775.