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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Directions
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail is a 1200 mile trail through Arizona and California.
National Park Service sites along the Anza Trail Visit the park websites to find directions. Links are provided in the titles below.
Arizona
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(NPS) | Entrance sign at Saguaro National Park |
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Saguaro National Park - Enjoy spectacular views of the desert landscape as the Anza expedition members saw it in October 1775.
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(NPS) | Channel Islands National Park |
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Channel Islands National Park - The Anza expedition members saw the islands when they camped on the mainland near Santa Clara River on February 23, 1776.
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NPS | Volcanic peaks of Pinnacles National Monument |
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Pinnacles National Monument - Some of the expedition members may have seen these volcanic peaks rising above California's Salinas Valley as they traveled north to San Francisco.
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(NPS) | Historic pilots' quarters |
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Presidio of San Francisco - On March 28, 1776, Captain Anza selected the site for the Presidio and Mission of San Francisco
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(NPS) | Vincent Martinez Adobe |
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John Muir National Historic Site - On the grounds is the Vincent Martinez Adobe, revealing the rich Spanish and Mexican history of the area.
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Anza Trail Guide Use this guide to plan your visit along the Anza Trail more... | |
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Did You Know?
Franciscan Father Pedro Font wrote a journal during his 1775-6 trip on the Anza Trail. Suffering culture shock, his journals are a study in personal bigotry. However, by the time Font reached California he had grown more tolerant and wrote less insulting things about the tribes he met along the way.
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Last Updated: July 29, 2008 at 12:59 EST |