Historical Marker
Ridge Route Directory
Historical marker location:
Castaic, California
( Marker is on Ridge Route Road, 2.7 miles north of Templin Highway, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.)
Marker installed: 1997
View Service Station.
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.