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San Antonio Missions welcomes all individuals with a disability! Explore the accessibility pages for relevant information categorized by disability type. Please contact us with any questions or for help planning your visit.

 

There are four missions and three other sites in the park. You can jump ahead to the location you plan on visiting by using the "Locations" selector below.

 

 

Mission San José

Visit the "Queen of the Missions", the largest mission site of all 5 missions along the San Antonio River and where our park Visitor Center is located.

Visitor Center

• The museum and bookstore are generally quiet, but with heavy traffic, will become loud and echo-y in the visitor’s center. Best times to go is first thing at 9 am, and after noon.
• The interior of the visitor center’s museum can be extremely dark, and there are some exhibits that do not have a light on the content.

Mission Compound

San José’s historic structure is outdoors. Commonly heard noises on the compound:

• Vehicle traffic
• Planes and helicopters

 

Mission Concepción

Visit Mission Concepción, one of the oldest unrestored stone churches in the United States and explore original Spanish colonial architecture and frescos.

Mission Compound

Mission Concepción’s historic structure is outdoors. Commonly heard noises on the compound:

• Vehicle traffic
• Planes and helicopters

 

Mission San Juan

Visit Mission San Juan and enjoy a short nature trail, explore a historic acequia, and see the farm fields that are still in use today.

Contact Station

The museum is generally quiet, but with heavy traffic, will become loud and echo-y in the contact station.

Mission Compound

San Juan’s historic structure is outdoors. Commonly heard noises on the compound:

Vehicle traffic

Loud planes flying overhead due to Stinson-Mission airport nearby

 

Mission Espada

Visit the peaceful Mission Espada and imagine the evolving community that once called this site home.

Mission Compound

Espada historic structure is outdoors. Commonly heard noises on the compound:

• Vehicle traffic
• Loud planes flying overhead due to Stinson-Mission airport nearby

 

Rancho de las Cabras

This site is only accessible through guided programs provided by San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. This site is remote and has little noise traffic.

 

Espada Aqueduct

Aqueduct Compound

The aqueduct is outdoors. Commonly heard noises on the compound:

• Vehicle traffic
• Loud planes flying overhead due to Stinson-Mission airport nearby
• Occasional construction noises

 

Espada Dam

Dam Compound

The dam is outdoors. Commonly heard noises on the compound:

• vehicle traffic
• planes and helicopters
• occasional construction noises