Santa Anita Canyon Explained

Santa Anita Canyon should not be confused with Little Santa Anita Canyon.

Santa Anita Canyon is a canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains, within the City of Arcadia, CA in Los Angeles County, California.^{[1] [2]}

Geography

The 'Big Santa Anita Canyon' with Santa Anita Creek is part of the watershed of the Rio Hondo, which flows from the mountains through the San Gabriel Valley.^[3]

The Santa Anita Dam and Santa Anita reservoir-flood control basin lies near the mouth of the canyon. The community of Big Santa Anita Canyon is below.^[4]

Recreation

Santa Anita Canyon Road, constructed in the 1930s, provides access from Arcadia to the Chantry Flat Recreation Area and the Pack Station, in the Angeles National Forest. Trails lead to Sturtevant Falls and other features.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Chantry Flat^[7]
• Marie Riedeselle, lived in a cabin in Santa Anita Canyon in 1909

External links

• Big Santa Anita Canyon website
• Big Santa Anita Canyon links
• Santa Anita Dam Riser Modification and Reservoir Sediment Removal Project
• Santa Anita Canyon photos
• History

Notes and References

1. Web site: Santa Anita Canyon history . accessed 9/6/2010.
2. Web site: InMotion Hosting. bigsantaanitacanyon.com.
3. Web site: San Gabriel River tour [Angeles Chapter Sierra Club] . 2010-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100108145113/http://angeles.sierraclub.org/news/SS_2005-05/SGRtour.asp . 2010-01-08 . dead .
4. Web site: Santa Anita Canyon map . accessed 9/6/2010.
5. Web site: Santa Anita Canyon history . accessed 9/6/2010.
6. Web site: Adams Pack Station. Adams Pack. Station. Adams Pack Station.
7. http://www.bigsantaanitacanyon.com/chantryflats.htm Chantry Flat-Adams Pack Station . accessed 9/6/2010