Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail is a 1200 mile trail through Arizona and California. The route passes through 19 counties, connects with seven National Park Service sites, and tells the Anza story through countless federal, state, regional, and local agencies, organizations and communities. Use the Anza Trail Guide to plan your visit. Click on Trailheads (Arizona listings only at this time) if you are looking for a specific trail to use.
Anza Trail Guide Use this guide to plan your visit along the Anza Trail more...
National Park Service Sites Visit other National Park Service sites along the Anza Trail more...
Take the Train Amtak offers a Trails & Rails program on the Coast Starlite route along the Anza Trail more...
Passport to Your National Parks Book Collect cancellation stamps from National Park Service sites in this portable book more...
Did You Know?
In 1775, Spanish Captain Juan Bautista de Anza led three hundred people and one thousand cattle and horses on a journey over two thousand miles to San Francisco, which Anza founded. 150 of Anza's charges were children under sixteen. Eight of the women were pregnant; several gave birth along the way.
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