Historic Route. The historic route enters Los Angeles County after crossing the Jurupa hills near Pedley in Riverside County and following a west-northwest course to the San Antonio Creek near Ontario in San Bernardino County. From there the route travels west, skirts to the north of the San Jose Hills past La Verne and San Dimas and then to Mission San Gabriel. From the mission, the route travels west to cross the Los Angeles River which it follows northwest to enter the San Fernando Valley. It then turns west along the foothills to enter the Simi Hills at Calabasas and then to follow approximately the route of highway 101 into Ventura County.

Federal Components
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (NPS)

Historic Sites
Camp #62, Mission San Gabriel Arcángel

Interpretive Sites
Rancho San Jose 
Camp #61
Whittier Narrows Nature Center and trailhead
Bicentennial Park (Horsemen's Park), City of Pico Rivera
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument
Elysian Park
Camp #72, Griffith Park and Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum
Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area
Los Encinos State Historic Park
Camp #73, Malibu Creek State Park
Solstice Canyon Park

Recreational Trail
The L.A. County volunteer task force coordinated closely with the Riverside County task force to identify an offroad, multiuse trail through the urbanized areas of these counties. In the City of Riverside, the trail would begin at Anza's crossing of the Santa Ana River (now within Martha McLean-Anza Narrows Park) and would follow the Santa Ana River National Recreation Trail southwest to connect with trails within Chino Hills State Park. Here the trail dips into Orange County.

Entering Los Angeles County at its southeast boundary, the route would proceed to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument via the Schabarum Trail to Horsemen's Park (Pico Rivera) and the Rio Hondo Trail. All of this route would deviate by several miles from the actual historic route. From the state historic park west to Calabasas Creek, a proposed trail along the Los Angeles River would closely follow the actual historic route.

Auto Route (marked)

A marked auto route would continue from Riverside on state highway 60 to state highway 31 north to connect with Interstate 10 at Ontario. The route would continue on I-10 west to I-5 north to state highway 134 west which becomes U.S. federal highway 101.

Rail Tour

Amtrak's Coast Starlight route with a connection from San Bernardino to the Sunset Limited route to San Luis Obispo is on the historic route.

Auto Tour (guide book)
Los Angeles has changed completely since the days of the Anza expedition. Very little is the same as it was then. We will try to use that fact as a way to educate people about the conservation of land and preservation of our natural resources as well as the historic importance of our heritage... The rivers in Los Angeles County are now channelized... Efforts will be made to interpret the historic setting through the murals which now exist in Los Angeles — the mural capital of the world. Further efforts will be made to create an artwork program for Latinos and African American artists to depict the beautiful character of the land as it was. 

— from the L.A. County Task Force Report to the NPS, May 31, 1993

Additional Interpretive Sites
La Cienaga Mud Springs
Arrow Highway, San Dimas

Workman and Temple Homestead Museum (NR)
El Campo Santo (sacred resting place)
The burial site of Pio Pico, the last governor of Mexican California whose parents traveled with the Anza expedition as children.
15415 East Don Julian Road
City of Industry, CA 91745

Pio Pico Casa (NR)
Pio Pico Mansion State Historic Park 
6003 South Pioneer Boulevard
Whittier, CA 90606
(located on east bank of the San Gabriel River)

The quadrants of the Pueblo de Los Angeles created in 1781; plaques exist on four corners, three of which are on publicly owned land. These encompass the historic route.
a. Northeast corner:
Ernest E. Debs Regional Park
4235 Monterey Road
Highland Park, CA 90042
b. Northwest corner:
KCET-TV Station
corner of Fountain and Hoover
Los Angeles, CA
c. Southeast corner:
corner of Olympic and Indiana by a
gas station
d. Southwest corner:
near airplane in front of Science and Industry Museum, near the corner of Exposition and Figueroa located on Los Angeles county land near the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.

Southwest Museum
234 Museum Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90065

Portolá Marker 
Site where Portolá's party first viewed the San Fernando valley from the Sepulveda Pass (located on the 405 [San Diego] Freeway between the cities of Brentwood/ Los Angeles and Encino).

Los Encinos State Historic Park
Encino, CA 91436

Calabasas City Hall
Mureau Road
Calabasas, CA
An Anza plaque is planned for this site designating it as the public facility nearest the Anza campsite. 

Juan Bautista de Anza Park
Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas
A city park located near the Anza camp site.

Malibu Creek State Park
a. Sepulveda Adobe at White Oak Farm
Corner of Las Virgenes Road and Mulholland Highway
Malibu Creek State Park
b. Malibu Creek State Park 
amphitheater. Site of the annual Anza pageant
c. Talepop 
Chumash village in Malibu Canyon
Malibu Creek State Park 
(7,000 year old village)
d. Headquarters: CA Department of Parks and Recreation 
1725 Las Virgenes Road
Calabasas, CA

Agency/Organization Coordination
Army Corps of Engineers
Cities of 
     Agoura Hills
     Alhambra
     Burbank
     Calabasas
     City of Industry
     Covina
     El Monte
     Glendale
     Hidden Hills
     La Puente
     La Verne
     Los Angeles
     Montebello
     Pasadena
     Pomona
     Rosemead
     San Dimas
     San Marino
     San Gabriel
     South Pasadena
     South El Monte
     Walnut
     West Covina
Claretian Order
County of Los Angeles
Gabrielino/Tongva Tribal Council
Los Angeles River Project
Southern California Association of Governments
State of California 
• Department of Parks & Recreation
  Chino Hills State Park
  El Pueblo State Historic Park
  Los Encinos State Historic Park
  Malibu Creek State Park
Native American Heritage Commission
• Office of Historic Preservation
• Office of Tourism
• Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
• State Fish and Game Department
US Fish and Wildlife Service