Historical Marker
Giant Tree
Historical marker location:
Bull Creek, California
( Marker can be reached from Mattole Road (Lower Bull Creek Flats Road), 4.3 miles west of U.S. 101, on the left when traveling west.)
The first European to set foot in California was Juan RodrÃguez 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.