Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station
Overland Mail stagecoach stop in California. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station is a stage station in the western foothills of the Laguna Mountains, in northern San Diego County, California. It is located on State Route 79, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Warner Springs and Warner's Ranch. The station was built on the site of Camp Wright, an 1860s Civil War outpost.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 13 mi. NW of Warner Springs on CA 79, Oak Grove, CA |
| County | San Diego County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Transportation |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000222 |
| Type of place | stage station |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, California Historical Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 13 mi. NW of Warner Springs on CA 79, Oak Grove, CA |
| Coordinates | 33.3857° N, 116.7912° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail · 42 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Oak Grove Campground under a mile · Fry Creek Campground 6 miles · Observatory Campground 6 miles |
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Drawings & photographs
Measured drawings and photographs from the Library of Congress. Public domain. All 2 records ↗
Map
Nearby in San Diego County
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Public land around it
| Beauty Mountain Wilderness ↗Wilderness, Bureau of Land Management | About 3 miles away15,628 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for San Diego County
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Guidebooks to historic places in California
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station?
13 mi. NW of Warner Springs on CA 79, Oak Grove, San Diego County, California. The nearest national park unit is Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, 42 miles away.
Are there historic photographs or drawings of Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station?
Yes. The Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress has drawings or photographs of it.
Source: Library of Congress
Where is the nomination form for Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Oak Grove Campground, under a mile away. Fry Creek Campground is 6 miles away, and Observatory Campground is 6 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station?
FCC coverage maps show AT&T 4G LTE and T-Mobile 4G LTE at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Is there a wildfire near Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station right now?
2 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Henderson, 36 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000222. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA. Drawings and photographs are Historic American Buildings Survey records at the Library of Congress, public domain.