Portolá Expedition Camp at Cañada de Reymundo

No state plaque marks this camp. The register's directions end at the Pulgas Water Temple, whose frieze quotes Isaiah for the Hetch Hetchy water of 1934. Two miles south on Cañada Road, a 2019 Daughters of the American Revolution bronze claims the camps of 5 and 12 November instead, beside a Clampers stone for the vanished lumber town of West Union. The register's own figure is the oddity: Costansó's rough two leagues for the afternoon of 11 November, multiplied out to about 5.26 miles.

What the plaque says

Gaspar de Portolá Expedition Campsite The Gaspar de Portolá expedition camped twice near this marker. During Spain's initial colonial thrust into Alta California, the exploration party headed northward from San Diego searching for Monterey Bay. At first, they did not recognize the bay and continued to travel north. Turning east looking for a supply ship, they climbed Sweeney Ridge and on November 4, 1769, made the European discovery of San Francisco Bay. On November 5, they camped near here and traveled to San Francisquito Creek the next day. After some scouting, they reversed course to search once more for the elusive Monterey. On November 12, they again camped near this site at "a small lake". Dedicated by the Gaspar de Portolá Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution September 7, 2019

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Filoli — 1.0 mi
• Ralston Hall — 2.8 mi
• Portolá Expedition Camp at Laguna Grande — 4.0 mi
• Woodside Store — 4.3 mi