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.