Oak Creek Pass

Kern County · Willow Springs Road, 7 miles southeast of Tehachapi · location approximate

Father Francisco Garcés used the Oak Creek Pass in 1776 to return to the Mojave after exploring the San Joaquin Valley, as did Frémont in 1844-1845. Until the building of the railroad through the Tehachapi Pass in 1876, Oak Creek Pass was the only route used through the Tehachapi Mountains.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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