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| Landmark #304 | San Diego County | Visited: March 30, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | Vallecito Stage Station County Park! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: A reconstruction (1934) of Vallecito Stage Station built in 1852 at the edge of the Great Colorado Desert. It was an important stop on the first official transcontinental route, serving the San Diego-San Antonio (“Jackass”) mail line (1857-1859), the Butterfield Overland Stage Line, and the southern emigrant caravans.
OTHER TIDBITS: It cost passengers on this line $200 to make this 25-day trip! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Vallecito Stage Station County Park On County Rd S2 (P.M. 34.7) 3.7 mi NW of Agua Caliente Springs, CA 92036 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~162mi (261km) — 2.7hrs |
| When should I go? | This park is open from 9:30 AM until 5:00 PM (until sunset on weekends) from Labor Day weekend until the last week in May! |
