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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailSunset in Maricopa County, AZ along the Anza Trail
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Things To Do
 

Special events, programs, and activities are planned along the Anza Trail throughout the year. Look up the events by month on the Schedule of Events.

Collect one or all of the National Park Service Passport Stamps for the Anza Trail in Arizona and California.

Use the Anza Trail Guide to plan your visit along the trail.

Ride the Coast Starlight Amtrak train between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo March-October and enjoy a Trails & Rails public program.

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Anza Trail Guide
Use this guide to plan your visit along the Anza Trail
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NPS Trails and Rails program on the Anza Trail
Take the Train
Amtak offers a Trails & Rails program on the Coast Starlite route along the Anza Trail
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The Quechan people live near Yuma, Arizona.  

Did You Know?
In 1774, Spaniard Juan Bautista de Anza met Chief Palma of the Quechan (pronounced khet-chan) tribe and they became friends. When Anza returned a year later with 300 settlers bound for California, Palma gave Anza 6000 watermelons. The Quechan people still grow these watermelons today.
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Last Updated: May 04, 2009 at 18:26 EST