Landmark information
- Location:
Vallecito Stage Station County Park, County Rd S2 (pm34.7), 3.7mi NW of Agua Caliente Springs - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
1/5/2017 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/5/2017 - GPS Coordinates:
Site: N 32 58.542, W 116 21.004
Second plaque: N 33 5.804, W 116 28.529
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Vallecito Stage Station
A reconstruction (1934) of Vallecito Stage Station at the edge of the great Colorado Desert. Original was built 1852. Important stop on first official transcontinental route, serving the San Diego - San Antonio ("Jackass") mail line (1857 - 1859), the Butterfield Overland Stage Line and the southern route emigrant caravans.