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Mission Dolores State Historic Site

701 South Broadway St.
San Augustine, TX 75972
936-275-3815
GPS: 31.52413N,-94.11355W
missiondolores@thc.texas.gov

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Mission Dolores was a Spanish mission built in 1721 in what is now San Augustine County, just 20 miles west of the Texas-Louisiana border. The site tells an important history about the Native American experience with Texas’ earliest European settlers. Today, there are no historic above-ground remains of the mission. The mission site has been confirmed by archeological investigations and historical records. Mission Dolores is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated State Antiquities Landmark. El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail also passes through the property. Visitors can explore the site’s history at the museum where interpretive displays tell the story of Mission Dolores. The property also has a campground, picnic area, and group pavilions.

Campgrounds

Mission Dolores offers overnight camping at 32 campsites. All sites are full hook-up, paved, back in sites. Learn more

From the Blog

The Texas Tradition of Cattle Ranching Began in Tejas

By Amanda Carr, Educator/Interpreter, Mission Dolores State Historic Site

Cattle drives in Texas originated about 300 years ago with the establishment of Spanish missions in New Spain’s eastern province of Tejas. In the 18th century, three major European powers were competing for control of North America: Spain, France, and England. England controlled the eastern seaboard, but Spain...

Man on a Mission

By Brooke Bonorden, Mission Dolores State Historic Site Educator

Stephen F. Austin will be forever remembered in history as the “Father of Texas” for his role in founding the Republic of Texas. Over 100 years before Austin ushered Anglo immigrants into Texas, however, a “father” in a different sense of the word led another group of settlers into the area—Father Antonio Margil...

A Tradition that Transcends Time

By Brooke Bonorden, Mission Dolores State Historic Site Educator

You’ve probably heard of the 12 Days of Christmas, but what about the 9 nights of Las Posadas? Translated as “the inns,” Las Posadas is a Hispanic Catholic Christmas tradition that emerged in Mexico over 400 years ago to celebrate the hospitality shown to Joseph and Mary by an innkeeper in Bethlehem. Each year from...

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