Anza-Borrego North: Historic Sites and Trails: Anza Trail

Photo of the Cary Ranch at Anza California on the site of the Mountain Cahuilla village of Pauki where Anza left the desert to go on to northern California
The Cary Ranch at Anza on the Site of the Mountain Cahuilla village of Pauki — When Anza passed through, he called it Puerto Real de San Carlos

The Anza expeditions came up the Borrego Valley, crossing Coyote Creek at a spot they called La Vada, or the ford. Historic markers at Catarina Spring and the First Child Monument mark their route. They continued up the creek and climbed into the Cahuilla Valley at a spot that Anza called