These are some well maintained and restored historical sites. These sites tell us a lot about the early settlers and the Christian missionary work in and around the area. Missions are located in beautiful picturesque surrounding. Near some of the missions you can do small hiking along the trails. There were lot of people biking around the missions and along the San Antonio river.

A true gem of Texas history! I had a great time walking around the grounds of this mission and checking out the old Spanish architecture. They dont make buildings like this anymore. If youre in San Antonio, this place is a must-visit. There was plenty of parking, but I was here on a weekday.

It is a very interesting place, we’re thinking of going back and follow The Mission Trails hike and bike trail includes San Antonios five Spanish colonial missions. A good way to make exercise and learn at the same time with friends and family.

Great place to bring young kids or yourself to visually learn the history of the Mission San José. Mass is till currently celebrated on Sunday, not sure about weekdays. Please keep it quiet if go inside the church during a mass. Parking is free. Public restrooms are available. Theres a small gift shop with mostly catholic stuffs and decorations. Recommend to come into the gift shop to see how the living rooms look like inside.

I made a special trip here on my way. The grounds are very nice. The church is well preserved. Im glad I stopped but it was very disappointing that the visitor center was closed. No sign why or when theyd be open. No place to get my book stamped. I have visited 15 national parks this year and this is the first one that didnt have a stand outside so you could stamp your book. Bathrooms are closed also.

Worth the visit to see the four missions that are part of the National Park. Covid does have the visitor center closed, but Park Rangers were available at Mission San Jose. Each Mission is an active church, but we were able to see inside all, but Mission San Jose. The grounds are all open. Buildings (some partial) are available to walk through. The scale models at each give you a good understanding of what each looked like when fully operational.We drove but there are bike/walking trails between the missions. Google Maps made the drive easy. Parking was readily available at each Misson.

Beautiful mission. Love coming here on a warm summer day. Wonderful place to take pictures. ️

Absolutely GORGEOUS and really cool historic park. Forget the stupid Alamo. This is a truly cool experience.

Of all the missions, this was my favorite but it also gets the busiest. But on a quiet morning when it first opens, it’s amazing. It’s a special place that teaches you about life was like there. The area around the mission might have changed but inside the walls things are different.

Beautiful mission church where you can feel the history. Not all this history is happy of course, but many generations had good moments around these walls and you can feel that.Especially liked Father Kevin and the handmade decorations at the pews made by members of the congregation. Lovely.Wonderful that Catholics kept this community alive and they still use this church for regular services. When we were there they prepared for a funeral.Sadly the gift shop was not open. I kind of hoped to buy something like those decorations at the pews. They were exquisite.

Very cool place to look around. Stopped by here when looking for local non-touristy attractions. Unfortunately, the visitors center was closed due to covid, but the mission itself was open. Lot of signs showing the history posted around. Very interesting seeing the history of the place.The historical chapel was also very beautiful.Highly recommend if you have the time. Although, Id suggest to go either before noon or during a cooler month. Theres not much shade.

Love the missions! Second time to visit. Lot of history. Only downside this visit was we were only able to go inside one sanctuary. Still, the mission grounds are interesting to visit to see how people lived a few hundred years ago.

Beautiful pieces of history. All the detail is still intact and there is so much to learn. Its nice to just walk around and take it all in. Wasnt very busy during the week around 3pm, but I hear it gets pretty crowded.

We spent the better part of an afternoon visiting all of these missions. See them all really gives you a sense for the history and passage of time. The variations in layout and materials tells a story. I’m glad we saw these.

Its very interesting to look and see how the Mission was laid out and its great how much is still mostly original. So glad to see how intact everything still is.

Beautiful, very peaceful! To be able to see the beauty of God! How Great thy Art! Amazing!

Old Spanish missionary remains in the middle of Texas. We visited on Labor Day so it was closed but did get to walk around and see the architecture. Very interesting, felt like I was in 18th century Spain.Kids also like climbing the old stone fixtures and going in and out of the old buildings.Kids loved taking pictures here!

Love the way the layout is. I learned alot about the history of the mission. Trails are nice. Family oriented and a bunch of great pics to take. Dont forget to smile.

Love this historic site. You really have to visit and see the beauty these missions offer. Its like stepping back in time. They have preserved these buildings so well.

This Mission is so photogenic and beautiful. We enjoyed our time here reading the history, scenery and great weather. A cool place to check out.

It was awesome inspite of still being closed due to COVID-19, I got to enjoy the missions grounds anyways! So much history outside it was a beautiful experience!!

Awesome place to visit and is a must if your visiting San Antonio!Lots of history. Kept as close to the original as possible. Can get a little hot so pls dress appropriately! The gift shop is interesting... staff are friendly. Would I go again certainly:

Definitely the most to see here of all the missions. Theres a quick guided tour with good info and a great visitor center with a nice gift shop. I was able to take my leashed dog (who I wouldnt have taken if she wasnt well mannered, Id like to add). Beautiful sites. Definitely go to this mission of no others.

An amazing walk through & experience for a no cost history lesson. Accessible for children & handicapped alike. The terrain is rough for a wheel chair but doable. The scenery is picturesque. Many birds, flowers & wildlife. This was such a gem. The statues were intriguing and had a mysterious allure. Definitely a must see!

This was a much more relaxed atmosphere than the Alamo which was packed full of tourists. Had a more leisurely stroll here and visited the barracks. Unfortunately the souvenir shop was closed during our visit. Plenty of historic significance and a place to visit in San Antonio.

It was a really nice park, the trails are awesome for biking, we wouldve walked further but my kids were too worn out ️

Beautiful if youre looking for an escape for the day, and if you like to read little plaques of info.

Phenomenal historic locations that take you back to New Spain. Well done with the rangers sharing the history of all the Missions along the San Antonio river. Take your transportation method of choice to go between them, as they were designed to be less than an hour walking distance between each. Well preserved architecture. San Jose still hosts Sunday Mass.

If you havent seen the missions for goodness sake make some time to do so. The missions are a great place to see what it was like for the first settlers and citizens of this wonderful town...A++

This place so nice to reflect on yesterday. First time being here. Sons teacher gave a lesson on the Missions.

A great piece of history tucked away in San Antonio. Their rangers are friendly and knowledgeable. They have self guided and guided tours. I thought they did a great job with their boards and I formation that they have around the mission. Each one talks about the history as well as a quote about the mission which was a great touch. Great stop if you’re looking for some nice history

So beautiful, brings back so many memories. I remember coming here with my family when little, now Im bringing my girls. We all rented some bikes and spent the afternoon sightseeing the missions, I guess we got lucky because the weather was beautiful. So looking for coming back here.

4 Beautiful Missions. It is now also part of the UNESCO heritage. It is currently still being used as a church. Amazing architecture and history. Kids are able to do the Junior Ranger Program for the missions. Visit the Mission San Jose first to find the ranger station. If you can, finish the Junior Ranger program there before you visit the others as there are limited rangers at the other areas. If you have only limited time, visit the Mission Concepcion as most of the building is still standing.

Bello y beautiful. So much history.

When you are in San Antonio, this place is a must to visit. 300 years standing and tested thru time. No entrance, alot of parking spot and full of history.

Excellent place to enjoy it the fall weather, very interesting historical place. I love it

You’ve likely heard of the Alamo, but less attention is given to the neighboring missions within the San Antonio area. They are no less impressive and in fact offer more insight into the past. They are better preserved than the Alamo and you will find additional peace and quiet here as compared to the Alamo given its popularity. There is a hike and bike trail, but we would recommend driving to each.

The best part was the guided tour with Ranger Michael Irving. He was a wealth of information and he had the art of integrating every question into his program and of getting all of the group to be actively participating in the tour. He would do well to perhaps pursue a career as a diplomat, but if he remains a ranger, what an asset for the Park Service! Bravo, Michael!

Fantastic historical monuments to the history of Texas and easily bite people which is a plus! If you are looking to have a picnic I recommend any of these missions.

Great examples of Spanish colonial architecture. Note that each mission is in a different location, so youll have to drive a little ways to the individual missions. I also want to point out that, while the parks website says theyre open from sun up to sun down, many of the actual buildings are locked up at 5pm. We were only able to visit a couple missions before they started closing down.

Absolutely incredible views, the grounds here were so well kept. The church was very nice kept so well. The colors of this are gorgeous. One of the volunteers at the visitor center talked about this mission and the other with such enthusiasm that I got very excited to see each and every one on my trip in San Antonio. I would say this is a great site to see and a national park!

The ranger conducting the guided tour was very animated and knew her facts well. There is a small museum and gift shop. The mission area and church are fully accessible and quite interesting. I was a little concerned about the parking lot signs regarding vehicle break ins, but nothing happened while there.

Really, the best restored mission in San Antonio. Parks employees provide great information.

You get to step back in time. Its a long walk so be ready. Great National Park.

The missions were so interesting! Its free and worth the visit. Take a tour or look around at your own pace. Admire the buildings and beautiful churches that are still standing from so long ago.

Great to visit. Its a collection of old churches with yards that used to be villages back in the day. It really adds to the vibe of the city. It may not be too fancy or colorful, but there is still something cool about them. Definitely reccomend when visiting SA.

Great trails along the San Antonio River. Lots of history. Love my city!

Dont miss this absolutely fantastic tour. Do it on your own so you can take time and meander and imagine. Start early at Espada and work towards downtown doing 4 in one day. You can follow the Mission Trail. Save the Alamo a separate day. Go slow and capture all the rich history.

I love to hear the old ways the way they used to live back then

Love this park. The trails are awesome and safe.

Great walking trail but make sure you dont swim in the water, same with animals.

What an amazing experience and tour! Tatum is the best Park Ranger I’ve ever met. Her knowledge and enthusiasm made this the best tour I’ve ever had, and I love history, so there’s been quite a few!This is an amazing park and such rich history is impactful.

The San Antonio Mission have always been a wonderful place to visit. It is nice to see history with your own eyes and follow the mission road connecting all five sites. There are several options to explore the Missions, including driving, biking, or walking from

If you love history, old structures and a getaway, this is the place to visit and spend a good time to relax, read and look back at history. I love this place.

Beautiful historic Mission with great interiors and exterior telling the story of the past. Visitors are allowed inside only at particular time during the day and it is totally worth it. We were suprised by how beautiful this place was in such a short drive from Austin.

Although the park was mostly closed due to Covid it was still an amazing site to see.

Definitely rent a bike. Its quite a distance between each mission. If you only have time for one you might want to see san Jose mission. Theres a visitors center that offers tours, a small gift shop that also sells drinks and bathrooms

The Ranger was really nice. See the movie, it gives a lot of information.

I was very happy to get to experience these places with my daughter. We deeply enjoyed the experience and urge you to do the same.

Beautiful park. Too bad some of the residents have found it fit to throw garbage in the river.

Beautiful place my family loves to go walk and enjoy the scene around.

Very cool place to check out whether you are a resident of San Antonio or just pasting through.

Now I have been to all 5. To see one is great, to see them all is blessed. Only the Alamo is not a functioning church. I was blessed by one of the priests.

The national park in San Antonio includes 4 missions. You can start the mission trail with Alamo. Which is a state park in downtown and rent a bike and visit all of them in one day. They have a little museum in their visitor center. Very helpful staff, the sites are clean and well managed. There are a lot of signs around and directions what to see and where to go.

Another great Mission Church and its active as well. Beautiful in all its splendor. Theres a gift shop in that area too. Nice people to talk to in the gift shop if you want to know more about the Missions and buy catholic items.

Would have loved to explore, but even though it was listed as open, it was CLOSED. We had to walk through mud to get to the bike path to get into compound. Sadly irritating!!

Extravagant detail and upkeep, although parts of the missions are locked, this place is still immaculate and amazing how these communities operated.

LOVE CRUISING THROUGH THE PARKS, utilize the trails! Try riding the scooters or bikes available to rent! Always wanted to try the kayaks/canoes available to rent as well! Amazing art along the way, a beautiful stretch of land to enjoy for all!!!

This as a nice place to visit. Historic site.

Great place to go visit and witness the history of the missions of San Antonio. Dont forget to take pictures of your kids and family since the scenery is beautiful. Also recommend going to church on Sunday inside the mission it is a great experience, especially since they have a Mariachi band that plays all the music. Makes you feel like you are back in time during a simple time.

We started at one of the missions and rented the public bikes. We rode a total of 14 miles that day and visited 5 missions all in all. WONDERFUL TRIP!! It made the adventure outdoorsy while visiting historical sites. Each of the missions has a gift shop.It costs $12 to rent the bike for the day and you must dock it within each hour to check out another one. I suggest downloading the app before starting. If not, no big deal. It just makes it easier to check how many bikes are at each station, since the station we started at only had two working bikes, so two of us had to walk to the next station.San Antonio knows what its doing with their parks trails system. Wonderful experience. 10/10 recommend!

Gorgeous. Beautiful. Im glad I got to see this on my short trip to San Antonio

The Mission is beautiful. Its a cultural piece of San Antonios history. My family enjoyed learning about the people that once lived there.

This place is beautiful and full of history. A kid friendly place where you can have the kids explore and do the junior rangers brochure and earn a badge after completion of the questions. A must go

The missions are all in close proximity to each other. There is quite a bit of history to read at each one. I would recommend checking them all out on different days. If you are short on time, I would hit mission Concepcion and The Alamo. The Alamo can be a bit crowded on weekends/holidays though.

Really beautiful area to hike, bike, kayak, fish, or picnic.

This place is very nice & peaceful

This park is attached to Misson Concepcion. Its about 2/10 of a mile down to the start of the Riverwalk. Theres a nice meandering trail with historic markers telling about the farm land that adjoined the Mission. Theres a picture of a beautiful painting of Mission Concepcion from the 1800s. Once you get to the river theres a nice little park, actually you can drive down there, but the walk is really nice and feels very safe. There are restrooms, playground and more historical markers. Take the short walk over the hill to the Riverwalk, turn right and youll come to the confluence of the San Antonio River and San Pedro Creek. They have done a great job making this into a place to hang out, fish, bird and duck watch, or just walk or bike thru.

For the number of people that they put through there, it is amazing they do it so smoothly. When we saw the lines, it was daunting, but it went quickly. An important part of Texas history to visit -once! And it is free!!!!

A great part of the San Antonio Mission Trail. Great example of preserved history.

This is one of my favorite places to fish and to see some historic sites

Beautiful place. Love the history. You can drive between the missions or bike the trails.

In my opinion, if you visit Alamo you could skip the rest of the missions. Yes they are beautiful but if you dont have a rental car they are 3-5 miles apart and then you end up cabbing or taking a bus. Again, they are pretty!!!

Very neat site to visit. Lots of parking. There were some photographers taking photos there as well. Looks like a nice location to do so. Not too crowded when I went in the late morning.

The San Antonio Mission tour is one of the best historic tours weve been on. Amazing history!

Ruination that is organic and present, you are able to experience the past and mass live. I believe they request tourists to wait until mass is over to go inside the church that has acquired a multilayered texture with some parts like a niche revealing a painted Christ.

Amazing place you can spend hours looking around these historic landmarks. Spanish forays into the Early America. Busy almost every day of the week. You can bicycle up to the Missions, but you have to get off your bike when you get close.

Its nice to have the time to enjoy these national treasures, right here in our own backyard. Very calming.

Great historical site to tour for free in SA

Great places. Aside from the Alamo, the crowds are light and you can see everything. The Alamo has terrific living history programs -- visit for those alone. But also go to the other missions. At the other missions you will see the footprint of a mission. It gives a great sense of where a mission church fits in the larger mission and network of missions.

WOW WOW WOW!!! This place was absolutely stunning to me! I wasnt sure what exactly I was going into when I saw it on Google and decided to check it out, but my husband and I were pleasantly surprised! The beauty is breathtaking as is the History. The best part is how open it all is, you can walk in basically everywhere! Very nice!

Excellent mission to view, really enjoyable although there should be a way to see all from downtown thats easy to find rather than booking the only available private tour as driving around didnt seem like a good option

This is an amazing place to visit. It is beautiful and family friendly with a visitor center where you can learn about the history. Definitely a place to go. We started with the visitor center where theres a 20 minutes movie about the history then you head to the site and walk around in the Picturesque scenery. 5 stars.

So peaceful and beautiful. Bring a drink and snack

The history & architecture are really mind boggling. This was our first mission outing & it was a very enjoyable Easter experience for the family. We definitely will be exploring the other missions & bringing first timers to this location.

We love nature and national park. Mission in SA has both. You can take whole family driving the car and following the trail. Also you can walk along the river for excersises and history. Standing in front of buildings of 300 years ago, I feel all these pioneers devoured religion beliefs and passion. Also I understand the hardship they are facing, how smart they are fully using the environment for their mission purposes.

Worth the trip. Visitor center has a good film. It was incredibly hot the day I went and only visited one. Next time I plan on using the river walk to hike or bike!

Daughter and I went on a partly cloudy day. We had an awesome interested day. Took lots of pictures just exploring this historical place. Will bring family here when they visit us.I know they will enjoy it as well.

Spanish historical landmark, San Jose Mission in San Antonio Texas. The largest landscape beautiful and enormous make you proud to be Tejano. With the Catholic Church doing regular Mass.

Good place to have a Morning run and very Peaceful.