San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
National Historical Park · TX
Welcome to San Antonio Missions, a National Park Service site and the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas. Each mission in the park is a center of community and has been since the early 1700s. They changed life in this region, introducing new technologies while enforcing new cultural guidelines. As you visit, reflect on change, culture, power, and how people have used the land.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/saan
- Location
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (29.313, -98.429)
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Passport stamp locations
- Visitor Center at Mission San José
Hours
San Antonio Missions National Historical Parktoday: 6:00AM - 8:00PM
- Sat Oct 36:00AM - 8:00PM
- Sun Oct 46:00AM - 8:00PM
- Mon Oct 56:00AM - 8:00PM
- Tue Oct 66:00AM - 8:00PM
- Wed Oct 76:00AM - 8:00PM
- Thu Oct 86:00AM - 8:00PM
- Fri Oct 96:00AM - 8:00PM
Upcoming closures: Nov 26 (Thanksgiving)
Park grounds are open sunrise to sunset. Mission San José is open 9am-5pm. Our park store located in the Visitor Center is open daily 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm. Park grounds are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
Mission San Josétoday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Visitor centers
2
- Mission San Juan Museumhours not postedDirections
- Visitor Center at Mission San Josétoday: 9:00AM - 5:00PMDirections
Self-guided tours
5
Acequias: The Lifeblood of the Missions1–4 hours · 4 stops
Learn about the life blood of the missions, the acequias, on the acequia tour. The success of the missions depended on the acequias, or irrigation ditches. The acequias were known as the life blood of the missions because without them the Spanish wouldn’t have been able to settle in this area. Acequia systems had three main components: the dam, the ditches, and the aqueduct. You will see each of these components on the acequia tour.
Explore the Missions4–8 hours · 5 stops
Explore the San Antonio Missions! San Antonio is home to five Spanish colonial missions. The first mission established in San Antonio was Mission San Antonio de Valero, or as we know it today the Alamo, in 1718. The San Antonio Missions National Historical Park includes four of the five missions, Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada. All five of the Missions in San Antonio are a World Heritage Site, visit https://www.sanantonio.gov/WorldHeritage
Hike or Bike the Missions3–6 hours · 11 stops
Tour the missions by bicycle or on foot. The Mission Reach Hike & Bike Trail along the San Antonio River connects all five missions: The Alamo, Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada. Each mission is about 2.5 miles from the next. This is a safe and fun way to visit the missions. Take a look at the river map (https://www.sariverauthority.org/resources/san-antonio-river-walk-map) before you start your adventure. The hike and bike path is a great way to see the missions,
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.