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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailIllustration of arrival at Yuma-Quechan Village
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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 are 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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The Anza Trail stretches 1200 miles from Nogales, Arizona to San Francisco, California  

Did You Know?
Franciscan Father Pedro Font wrote a journal during his 1775-6 trip on the Anza Trail. Suffering culture shock, his journals are a study in personal bigotry. However, by the time Font reached California he had grown more tolerant and wrote less insulting things about the tribes he met along the way.
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Last Updated: August 03, 2006 at 18:22 EST