Parks

Welcome to San Antonio Missions, a National Park Service site and the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas. Each mission in the park is a center of community and has been since the early 1700s. They changed life in this region, introducing new technologies while enforcing new cultural guidelines. As you visit, reflect on change, culture, power, and how people have used the land.

Map showing location of park.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Kevin Lilly Visits San Antonio Missions, Honors Joint Base San Antonio and Military Members

2025-12-22

On Dec. 10, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park Service and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, proudly welcomed Kevin Lilly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, for a visit celebrating the park’s collaboration with Joint Base San Antonio.

Ranger giving a tour under a large mesquite tree

Tourism to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park contributes $171 million to local economy

2025-09-29

A new National Park Service report shows that 1.3 million visitors to San Antonio Missions in 2024 spent $114,683,000 in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $171,164,000.

Announcing the Airtist-in-Residence for 2025

Rex Hausmann selected as the 2025 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park’s Artist-in-Residence

2025-08-29

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is excited to announce the selection of Rex Hausmann—a celebrated local contemporary artist—as the 2025 Artist-in-Residence, bringing his vibrant creativity and welcoming spirit to the park and its visitors. The Artist-in-Residence program is a National Park Service-wide initiative that hosts artists in parks to help connect visitors and tell park stories through art. This year’s program is made possible thanks to support from our park partner, Mission Heritage Partners.