California Bell at Los Encinos State Historical Park

Here’s another idyllic photo from Los Encinos of the California Bell.  It’s from a photo series on my AngelCityArt website.

The California Bell denotes this as as stop on Old Spain’s King’s Road (El Camino Real).  Ventura Blvd. was part of this old footpath followed by Portola and other Spanish explorers on their way north. 

The road starts in San Diego and ends in San Francisco.  I found an interesting site about the California Bells at CAHighways.

The next time you’re on a trip along the 101, it might be a fun idea to see how many State Bells you can find along the way!

or check out the website for California State Parks Foundation, who is fighting to keep these parks open.