#0634 El Vado
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#0634 El Vado
Site information:
On Horse Camp Rd, which is a dirt road, but fairly easily accessible. About 3 mi. north of the paved road.33.342725,-116.393978
Plaque information:
State plaquePlaque text:
The Anza TrailThis route was opened by Captain Juan Bautista de Anza and Father Francisco Garces in 1774. Anza's expedition of 1775, a group of 240 soldiers and settlers coming from Sonora to found San Francisco, encamped near El Vado (The Ford) for three days and two nights, December 20-22, 1775.
Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Kiwanis Club of Borrego Springs.
Registered 3/3/1958