The Lang Ranch

Historical marker location:

3290 Lang Ranch Pkwy, Thousand Oaks, California

( Marker can be reached from Lang Ranch Parkway, ½ mile east of Westlake Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.)

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.