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San Antonio Missions Trail

Basics
Location:
San Antonio
Surface:
Paved
Suitable Vehicle:
Passenger Car
Length:
25 miles
Time:
4 hours if you stop

Description

Although this scenic drive does make its way through farm lands, it's most set within the urban glitter and traffic of San Antonio. Little matter. The missions themselves are not crowded by modern buildings, but left separate on their own grassy grounds by the San Antonio River.

There are five missions and altogether, they comprise the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. The most famous of these is naturally the Alamo, but the other four, Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan Capistrano, and Mission Espada, are just as historic.

The route between the five missions is marked by signs, but you might want to pick up a Missions Trail map at the Alamo.

Attractions

Mission Concepcion (Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisma Concepction de Acuna) was dedicated in 1755 and has never been restored, making it the oldest un-restored stone church in the U....

The first mission in San Antonio was established in 1718 and it wasn’t long until there were five missions along the San Antonio River....

Mission San Juan Capistrano was not as successful as its neighbors as a community, but remains proudly standing today....

Mission Espada (Mission San Francisco de la Espada) was, in fact, the first mission in Texas, established in 1690....

The San Jose Mission (Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo) is next to the visitor center....

Details

Location:
San Antonio
Surface:
Paved
Suitable Vehicle:
Passenger Car
Length:
25 miles
Time:
4 hours if you stop
Main Roads:
Mission Pkwy and Mission Rd

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