Historical Marker
Indian Wells
Historical marker location:
2565 Aerospace Highway, Inyokern, California
( Marker is on Aerospace Highway (State Highway 14 at milepost 62.6), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1950
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.