Jenkinson Lake

Historical marker location:

Pollock Pines, California

( Marker is on Mormon Emigrant Trail east of Sly Park Road (County Route E16), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1990

The first European to set foot in California was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese explorer sailing for the Spanish crown. He arrived in what is now San Diego Bay in 1542 and explored the coast for several months.