![](/images/cat_icons/historic_markerCA_24.gif) PORTOLÁ TRAIL CAMPSITE
Posted by: GeoCraig
N 34° 04.316 W 118° 13.642
11S E 386747 N 3770811
PORTOLÁ TRAIL CAMPSITE
Waymark Code: WM4JJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2005
Views: 72
Spanish colonization of California
began in 1769 with the expedition of Don Gaspar de Portolá
from Mexico. With Captain Don Fernando Rivera v Moncada,
Lieutenant Don Pedro Fages, Sgt. José Francisco Ortega, and
Fathers Juan Crespí and Francisco Gómez, he and his party
camped near this spot on August 2, 1769, en route to
Monterey.
![](http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/ca0b4bc9-e6a7-4e2b-97a7-aaac09614e3f.jpg)
Marker Number: 655.00
![](/images/spacer.gif) Marker Name: PORTOLÁ TRAIL CAMPSITE
![](/images/spacer.gif) County: Los Angeles
![](/images/spacer.gif) Has Official CA Plaque: yes
![](/images/spacer.gif) Marker Dedication Date: 10/12/1958
![](/images/spacer.gif) Location: Elysian Park entrance, NW corner of N Broadway and Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles
![](/images/spacer.gif) Website: Not listed
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