Vasquez Rocks is a 932-acre park near Agua Dulce in the Sierra Pelona, known for steeply tilted formations created as sediments in the Soledad Basin hardened and were later uplifted and folded by movement along the San Andreas Fault system. Fossils of camels, horses, and rodents have been found in some upper layers. The site was also home to the Tataviam village of Mapipinga before Spanish arrival and mission labor disrupted Native life. Named for Tiburcio Vásquez, who hid here in 1874, it later gained recognition for its prehistoric significance and became a county park. Its frequent use in film and television, especially Westerns and Star Trek, made it a widely recognized Southern California landmark.