| Expedition
Camp #54, Christmas Eve: At the top of Upper Willows
at the "Fig Tree" in Anza–Borrego Desert State Park the expedition stopped
on Christmas Eve 1775. A marker commemorates the birth of Salvador Ygnacio
Linares.
Turkey Track Grade:
Built by the CCC from Lower Willows near the mouth of Coyote Canyon to
Terwilliger Valley and the San Carlos Pass (Cary Ranch) site, this road
closely follows Anza’s route on both expeditions.
San
Carlos Pass: Located at the upper end of Coyote Canyon, San
Carlos Pass was used by both Anza expeditions, the colonizing expedition
passing through on December 27, 1775. CRHL No. 103 plaque is located on
private property, seven miles southeast of the town of Anza.
Expedition
Camp #56, Tripp Flats: A broad, bowl–like valley between Cahuilla
Mountain and Bautista Canyon, this expedition camp site is located within
the San Bernardino National Forest.
Bautista
Canyon Road: This road, which connects the town of Anza with
Hemet, roughly follows the contours of Bautista Canyon and the Anza Trail.
About eight miles of the road are within the San Bernardino National Forest
and would be included as a federal component of the Juan Bautista de Anza
National Historic Trail. The road is unpaved from the town of Anza to the
Youth Authority camp and paved from there to Fairview Avenue in Hemet.
It passes through an Agricultural Preserve and an area of high paleontological
sensitivity. It includes the Bautista Creek Crossing which has a Caballeros
marker. The road is proposed on forest service plans as a paved two–lane
road and on county transportation plans as a major four–lane highway. Attendees
at public meetings in Riverside County set a goal to remove that proposal
from county plans.
Expedition
Camp #58, Laguna de Bucareli (Mystic Lake ): Located
generally north of the Ramona Expressway off Davis Road, the lake is adjacent
to the 4,850–acre San Jacinto Wildlife Area featuring restored wetlands
and wildlife habitat. The lake, the outlet area of the San Jacinto River,
was described by Anza in 1774 as "several leagues in circumference and
as full of white geese as water." He named it for his supporter, Bucareli,
and later it was called Mystic Lake. The San Jacinto Wildlife Area is owned
and managed by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and open
to the public. Mystic Lake is a high priority acquisition area for the
DFG. Plans for the area include incorporating the Anza Trail.
Bernasconi
Pass: Located at an entrance road to what is now Lake Perris
State Recreation Area, this pass was used by the expedition to pass from
Lake Bucareli to the Alessandro Valley. A trail marker is placed here.
Lake Perris is managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
Expedition
Camp #59 and Santa Ana River Crossing: The narrows near the
Union Pacific bridge today is located within Martha McLean–Anza Narrows
Park in the City of Riverside. It is a crossing of both expeditions and
the New Year’s Eve campsite of the 1775–76 expedition. CRHL No. 787 plaque
is located on private property at the Jurupa Hills Country Club Golf Course. |