San Gregorio!

Bill
San Gregorio
Landmark #673 San Diego County Visited: December 15, 2013 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A plaque marking the site of one of Juan Bautista de Anza’s campsites!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: Somewhere in this narrow valley, perhaps on this very spot, the Anza Expeditions of 1774 and 1775 made their camps. Water for the 240 people and over 800 head of stock on the 1775 march was obtained from a series of wells, deeper than the height of a man, dug into the sandy bottom of the wash.

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!
How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Volunteer with the Anza Borrego Foundation!
  • 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:
Borrego Sink
3 mi SE of Palm Canyon and Peg Leg Rds
Anza -Borrego Desert State Park
(Ask at Visitor Center)

ANNOTATIONS:
There is no easy way to explain this! Follow the dump road that extends south from the intersection of Palm Canyon and Peg Leg Roads, then park by the dump! From there, you can follow the dirt bike paths on foot all the way into and out of a ravine until you find yourself in a grove of mesquite trees (roughly 2 miles). If you look to the hill in the southeast, you’ll see the plaque about midway up!

From Los Angeles: ~169mi (272km) — 2.9hrs
From Sacramento: ~552mi (889km) — 9.2hrs
From San Diego: ~97mi (157km) — 1.7hrs
From San Francisco: ~548mi (882km) — 9.2hrs
When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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