Serrano Boulder!

Serrano Boulder
Landmark #185 Riverside County Visited: February 12, 2012 Plaque?  NO. 🙁
What is it? A basketball-sized boulder buried in a dense thicket!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: As early as 1818, Don Leandro Serrano had cattle, sheep, cultivated land, and orchards in Temescal Valley. The boulder placed by residents of Temescal Valley marks the site of the first house in Riverside County, erected by Leandro Serrano about May 1824.

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!

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

Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
From I-15, take Old Temescal Canyon Rd S 0.4 mi to Lawson Rd, then go W 0.2 mi to dirt rd, then S 0.1 mi to site
9 mi S of Corona, CA 92883

ANNOTATIONS:
The boulder is in a dense thicket bordered by a white fence, 300 feet south of Lawson Road, roughly halfway between Temescal Canyon Road and Lookout Lane!

From Los Angeles: ~58mi (94km) — 1hrs
From Sacramento: ~439mi (707km) — 7.4hrs
From San Diego: ~88mi (142km) — 1.5hrs
From San Francisco: ~436mi (702km) — 7.3hrs

When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

Serrano Boulder

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