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Along Camp Pendleton’s Vandegrift Boulevard stands one of California’s many historic El Camino Real bells that has been around long before any Marine or sailor occupied the land. The bell symbolizes the trail used by the Franciscan Padres on the journey to Northern California from Mexico in the 1800s. The Padres were Catholic priests sent by the King of Spain to convert Native Americans of California to Catholicism, in order to become citizens of Spain. The bell on base stands where the trail crosses Vandegrift Boulevard, just inland of the main gate.
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El Camino Real

California, United States · North America

About El Camino Real

El Camino Real works well as a base: 5 minutes from Stonegate, 18km from Disneyland Park.

El Camino Real is in California, United States, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Stonegate, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near El Camino Real?

Within an hour or so of El Camino Real: Moto Republic (12 km), Disneyland Park (18 km), Disney California Adventure Park (18 km), Cars Land (Disney California Adventure) (18 km).

Are there any good drives near El Camino Real?

The nearest famous roads are Route 66 - Santa Monica End and Mulholland Drive.

Where is El Camino Real?

El Camino Real is in California, United States, about 4 km from Stonegate.

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Quick Information

Population
15,999
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
California
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
33.6966, -117.7767

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from El Camino Real

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Moto Republic

A shared motorcycle workshop and social hub in Costa Mesa where riders wrench on their bikes and share the community stoke.

12 km · about 25 min drive

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Disneyland Park

Walt Disney's original theme park opened in 1955, the happiest place on earth in Anaheim, California.

18 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Disney California Adventure Park

Anaheim Disney park celebrating California's culture, history, and natural beauty with Pixar and Marvel lands.

18 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Cars Land (Disney California Adventure)

Disney's immersive recreation of Radiator Springs from Pixar's Cars films with the thrilling Radiator Springs Racers ride.

18 km · about 20 min drive

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Knott's Berry Farm

America's first theme park in Buena Park, California, known for its Old West Ghost Town and thrilling coasters.

26 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Aquarium of the Pacific

Long Beach aquarium showcasing the diverse marine life of the Pacific Ocean from Southern California to the tropics.

40 km · about 45 min drive

museum

Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

Drag racing's shrine at the Pomona Fairplex, steps from the historic strip where the NHRA season starts and ends, packed with top fuel dragsters, hot rods and land-speed cars.

43 km · about 50 min drive

racetrack

In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip

The oldest continuously operating drag strip in the world, opened 1951 on the Los Angeles County Fairplex, and the traditional season opener and finale of the NHRA calendar.

44 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near El Camino Real

  • 75 kmRoute 66 - Santa Monica EndThe 'End of the Trail' sign on Santa Monica Pier marks Route 66's symbolic Pacific terminus, 2,448 miles from Chicago, beside the pier's vintage carousel and Ferris wheel.
  • 78 kmMulholland DriveWinding road through the Santa Monica Mountains with LA city views

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