El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · Texas, Louisiana

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Mexican mission stands in the dirt
Photo: Christopher Talbot, via the National Park Service

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El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail

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El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail is not a clearly marked hiking trail. Instead it is a route that passes through communities, urban areas, public lands, and Wilderness. The route travels across a variety of land ownerships and management, including private land. Each location varies as to the hours of operations and access. Please contact individual trail sites before your visit for more information.

About this park

Explore a diverse array of histories contained within El Camino Real de los Tejas’ 150-year life, including the Spanish struggle to missionize American Indian nations, the growth of cattle ranching in the Mexican period, and the movement for Texan independence and statehood.