1/6/2017
1/6/2017
1/6/2017
Landmark information
- Location:
Santa Catarina Springs, 10 mi NW of Borrego Springs on dirt road starting at north end of Di Giorgio Rd, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
1/6/2017 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/6/2017 - GPS Coordinates:
N 33 22.326, W 116 26.443
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Santa Catarina
This spring area was named by Captain Juan Bautista de Anza when his overland exploration party camped here on March 14, 1774, during the opening of the Anza Trail from Sonora into Alta California. Anza's colonizing expedition of 1775, consisting of 240 persons and over 800 head of livestock, camped here the night of December 23.