San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park:
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Antonio, TX 78210
Phone:210-534-8833
Fax:210-534-1106
Web: www.nps.gov/saan/
Size: 826 acres.
Established: Authorized on November 10, 1978; established on April 1, 1983.
Location:Visitor center is near the intersection of Roosevelt Ave. and New Napier Ave. in San Antonio, Texas.
Facilities:Rest rooms, bicycle trail, museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities:Hiking, bicycling, guided tour.
Special Features:Four Spanish frontier missions (Concepción, San Jose, San Juan, and Espada), part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, are preserved here. The four mission churches within the park are active catholic parishes and hold regular services.
See other parks in Texas.