San Mateo County, California




 
Historic and Interpretive Sites
Expedition Camp #94: On its way up the peninsula, the expedition camped here on March 26, 1776, at a dry watercourse about two miles beyond arroyo de San Mateo. CRHL No. 48 plaque is located at El Camino Real and Ralston in Burlingame.

Expedition Camp #96: The expedition camped here on March 29, 1776, on the return from selecting the sites for the mission and presidio at San Francisco Bay while on their way to reconnoiter the east bay. The camp was also used by the priests, soldiers and their families from June 24–27, 1776, who came to establish the mission and presidio. CRHL No. 47 plaque is located off Arroyo Court west of State Highway 82 in San Mateo. 

El Camino Real: Thought to be the historic route of the Anza expedition from El Palo Alto to San Bruno Mountain, this road is commemorated as the road between the missions and marked with mission bells.

Hospice or Mission of San Mateo: A plaque commemorates this site on El Camino Real near Baywood Avenue.

Coyote Point County Recreational Area: This county park is located along San Francisco Bay within the historic trail corridor and contains a portion of the Bay Trail which may be marked as the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail.

San Mateo Bayside Park and Burlingame Waterfront Park: These parks offer trail and interpretation potential similar to Coyote Point.