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San Antonio Missions National Historical ParkPets are welcome on a leash
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Pets
 
Family pets are welcome on the grounds of the four missions, as long as they are on a leash or being carried. They will not be allowed into park buildings or the churches.

Please police your animals and deposit waste in a trashcan.

To protect the park's wildlife, please do not bring leashed pets on the Yanaguana Nature trail at Mission San Juan.

WARNING: Do not leave animals unattended in your vehicle. They can die within 20 minutes in South Texas, where temperatures can reach 80 degrees by 9:00 a.m.
Ruins of a home at Mission Espada  

Did You Know?
that Spanish missions were not churches? They were Indian towns, with the church as the focus, where, in the 1700s, the native people were learning to become Spanish citizens. In order to become a citizen, they had to be Catholic; that is why the King of Spain sent missionaries to acculturate them.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST