PORTOLÁ JOURNEY'S END

Historical Landmark

Description:
In 1769 the Portolá expedition of 63 men and 200 horses and mules camped near El Palo Alto, the tall tree. They had traveled from San Diego in search of Monterey but discovered instead the Bay of San Francisco. Finding the bay too large to go around, and deciding that Monterey had been bypassed, they ended the search and returned to San Diego.

Registration Date: 6/1/1932

Location:
Menlo Park
County: San Mateo

Directions:
Intersection of E Creek Dr and Alma St, Menlo Park

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