Los Puertecitos!

Los Puertecitos
Landmark #635 San Diego County Visited: March 31, 2013 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A plaque on the side of the road!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYSJuan Bautista de Anza’s expedition marched through this little pass December 19, 1775 on its way to strengthen Spanish colonization in California. Many of the 240 members of the party were recruited from Mexico to be the first residents of San Francisco. They had camped the preceding night somewhere in the wide flats just east of this monument.

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!

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

  • Become a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West!
  • Donate to the Anza Borrego Foundation!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
On State Hwy 78 (P.M. 93.8)
1.6 mi E of Ocotillo Wells, CA 92004

ANNOTATIONS:
That’s 0.4 miles east of Wolfe Well Road!

From Los Angeles: ~167mi (269km) — 2.8hrs
From Sacramento: ~550mi (886km) — 9.2hrs
From San Diego: ~91mi (147km) — 1.6hrs
From San Francisco: ~547mi (881km) — 9.2hrs

When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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