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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailDecentant of Anza expedition members, Greg Smestad and daughter, visiting Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail is a 1200 mile trail through Arizona and California. The route passes through 19 counties, connects with seven National Park Service sites, and tells the Anza story through countless federal, state, regional, and local agencies, organizations and communities. Use the Anza Trail Guide to plan your visit.

Administrative office is located in Oakland, California. The office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. (Pacific Time). There is no official Anza Trail visitor center. Several sites along the trail have visitor services and facilities. Inquire before you visit. Contact information for sites within each county can be found in the Anza Trail Guide.

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Anza Trail Guide
Use this guide to plan your visit along the Anza Trail
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Visit other National Park Service sites along the Anza Trail
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Did You Know?
Ever worry you'll be forgotten by history? Spaniard Juan Bautista de Anza almost was. In 1775 he led 300 colonists to California to found San Francisco. Spain lost California to Mexico, which lost it to the United States. Luckily, in the 1930s historian Herbert Bolton saved Anza from obscurity.
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Last Updated: May 15, 2009 at 18:13 EST