Portola Trail Campsite

The Portolà expedition was the first land-​based exploration by Europeans of what is now California. The site of the marker is located next to Elysian Park which is a nice park with a number of hiking trails.
Plaque inscription: NO. 655 PORTOLÁ TRAIL CAMPSITE (I) — 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.
Location: Elysian Park entrance, NW corner of N Broadway and Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles