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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailBell tower at La Purisima Mission State Historic Park in Lompoc, California
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
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Anza statue in Lake Merced Park, San Francisco

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Anza statue in Lake Merced Park, San Francisco

There are over 150 total miles of designated Anza recreation trail segments in California. They can be found from Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to San Francisco.

Detailed trailhead information coming soon. Please check locally or contact the park directly for orientation information.

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The Anza Trail stretches 1200 miles from Nogales, Arizona to San Francisco, California  

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: January 16, 2007 at 12:36 EST