Mission Dolores State Historic Site

Visitors viewing exhibit at Mission Dolores Museum

701 South Broadway St.
San Augustine, TX 75972
Main phone: 936-275-3815.
After-hours phone: 936-201-5944
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, frisbee golf course, and group pavilions.

Campgrounds

Mission Dolores offers overnight camping at 32 campsites. All sites are full hook-up, paved, back in sites. Call 936-275-3815 to reserve a campsite. Learn more

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