There’s been a variety of debates concerning the actual area where the de Anza party camped. Thanks for tossing a few more into the mix.

And in response to your earlier post, the Los Feliz Rancho (6,647 acres) was far larger than that given to LA City by Griffith J. and Tina (Mary Agnes Christine) Griffith which was 3,015 acres. The Park has grown and now inhabits 4,310 acres. At the time of the bequest, Griffith retained the water rights, a very smart move.

The Anza Society has the campground as Universal Studios. Alan K. Brown, author of a book on Anza, has the camp site at the Hollywood Bowl. W.W. Robinson declared it was in Burbank. Vladimir Guerrero wrote it was in Glendale. H.E. Bolton described the camp site as at the edge of Griffith Park near where the 134 passes.

It could not have been any of those places.

The Anza expedition did not camp on the river. Father Font, diarist for the expedition, wrote there was adequate water but little — all the horses and mules and people had to drink water. If Anza had camped on the river, there would have been a LOT of water on February 21, 1776, during the rainy season.