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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailSpanish colonial re-enactors along the Anza Trail
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Places To Go
 

There are eight National Park Service sites located along the Anza Trail corridor. For directions, visit the National Park Service Sites webpage.

To learn about sites with primary exhibits or information on the 1775-76 Anza Expedition and the Anza Trail, visit the Anza Related Sites webpage.

Use the on-line Anza Trail Guide to plan your visit for each of the 19 counties along the trail.

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Anza Trail Guide
Use this guide to plan your visit along the Anza Trail
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The Quechan people live near Yuma, Arizona.  

Did You Know?
In 1774, Spaniard Juan Bautista de Anza met Chief Palma of the Quechan (pronounced khet-chan) tribe and they became friends. When Anza returned a year later with 300 settlers bound for California, Palma gave Anza 6000 watermelons. The Quechan people still grow these watermelons today.
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Last Updated: July 10, 2009 at 19:13 EST