Portolá’s First Camp after San Francisco Bay!

Portolá's First Camp after San Francisco Bay
Landmark #27 San Mateo County Visited: November 16, 2013 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A plaque marking one of the camp sites along Don Gaspar de Portolá’s expedition route from Mexico to Monterey!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: The Portolá Expedition of 1769 camped near a lagoon now covered by San Andreas Lake on November 4. They camped here a second time on November 12, on their return trip.

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!

How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
Take Millbrae Ave interchange I-280, go N to intersection of Skyline Blvd and Hillcrest Blvd, plaque 500 ft W on Hillcrest Blvd
Millbrae, CA 94030

ANNOTATIONS:
Put more simply, the plaque is at the end of Hillcrest Boulevard, 500 feet west of where it intersects Skyline Boulevard!

From Los Angeles: ~381mi (614km) — 6.4hrs
From Sacramento: ~100mi (161km) — 1.7hrs
From San Diego: ~502mi (808km) — 8.4hrs
From San Francisco: ~16mi (26km) — 0.3hrs

When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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