Complete information about visiting San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is now on National Park Planner!
San Antonio, Texas, has the largest concentration of Spanish Colonial architecture in the United States, and four examples of this are the missions of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: Mission San José, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Mission Concepción, and Mission Espada. A fifth mission, the Alamo, is not part of the park. All missions welcome visitors from 9 AM to 5 PM each day. However, the churches at each mission are functioning Catholic churches and can thus be closed at any time for church services, weddings, funerals, and other events. The grounds of each mission are open every day from sunrise to sunset, regardless of events.
While the missions are not owned or operated by the federal government, the National Park Service does maintain a Visitor Center at Mission San José where you can get information, watch a film about the missions, and peruse an exhibit area. Park Rangers offer daily tours of the Mission San José and Concepción grounds (tours do not go inside any of the churches), and they are often on duty at the other missions to answer questions. Church personnel may also be on hand to assist you.
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Last updated on June 17, 2022
