Portola Trail Marker

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Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Portola Trail

By Konrad R Summers, May 16, 2009

1. Portola Trail Campsite Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 1958 by California State Park Commission in Cooperation with Los Angles Recreation and Park Commission California Parlor #247 Native Daughters of the Golden West. (Marker Number 655.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Juan Caspar de Portolá Expedition, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West marker series.

Location. 34° 4.318′ N, 118° 13.638′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker is at the intersection of Meadow Road and North Broadway, on the left when traveling north on Meadow Road. Click for map. Elysian Park entrance, NW corner of North Broadway and Elysian Park Drive. Marker is in this post office area: Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (approx. 1.2 miles away); Avila Adobe (approx. 1.2 miles away); Jones Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); Machine Shop (approx. 1.2 miles away); Headquarters of Commander Robert Field Stockton (approx. 1.2 miles away); Main Street (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Indians of Southern California (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Mayor of Los Angeles Under United States Rule (approx. 1.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Los Angeles.

By Konrad R Summers, May 16, 2009

2. Portola Trail Campsite Marker

More about this marker. On Rock just inside Elysian Park Entrance

By Konrad R Summers, May 16, 2009

3. Portola Trail Campsite Marker

Roadside Directional Sign Photo, Click for full size

By Konrad R Summers, May 16, 2009

4. Roadside Directional Sign

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 8, 2012, by Konrad R Summers of Santa Clarita, California. This page has been viewed 159 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2012, by Konrad R Summers of Santa Clarita, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.