Guidebook
NO. 1O3 SITE OF DE ANZA CAMP, MARCH 1774 - On March 16, 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, explorer and colonizer, led the first non-Indian explorers to cross the mountains into California through this pass (named by him San Carlos) on their way from Tubac, Arizona to Monterey. On December 27, 1775, on a second expedition into California, Anza led through this pass the party of Spaniards from Sonora who became the founders of San Francisco.
Location
On Cary Ranch, 609O1 Coyote Canyon Rd, 7 mi SW of Anza
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Notes
The fence that surrounds the property is now electrified.
NO. 1O3 SITE OF DE ANZA CAMP, MARCH 1774 - Front Gate
NO. 1O3 SITE OF DE ANZA CAMP, MARCH 1774 - 609O1 Coyote Canyon Rd,
NO. 1O3 SITE OF DE ANZA CAMP _ Plaque located in background rocks.