Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail is a 1200 mile trail through Arizona and California. There are eight National Park Service sites affiliated with the Anza Trail. Park sites are listed by state and then alphabetically. Visit the park websites to find directions. Links are provided in the titles below.

 

Arizona

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument - Anza and Pedro Font visited the ruins on a side trip from one of their campsites on October 31, 1775

Saguaro National Park - Enjoy spectacular views of the desert landscape as the Anza expedition members saw it in October 1775

Tumacácori National Historical Park - On October 17, 1775, Pedro Font held mass at the mission as the expedition headed towards Tubac

California

Channel Islands National Park - The Anza expedition members saw the islands when they camped on the mainland near Santa Clara River on February 23, 1776

John Muir National Historic Site - On the grounds is the Vicente Martinez Adobe, once occupied by descendants of the 1776 Anza Expedition. The Adobe houses the Anza Trail Exhibit that opened in 2010.

Pinnacles National Monument - Some of the expedition members may have seen these volcanic peaks rising above California's Salinas Valley as they traveled north to San Francisco

Presidio of San Francisco - On March 28, 1776, Captain Anza selected the site for the Presidio and Mission of San Francisco

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area - Explore the landscape similar to what the Anza expedition members encountered in February 1776