Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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Overview

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.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Auto and ATV
  • Scenic Driving
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Museum Exhibits

Plan your visit

Hours

El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail: 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.

Getting there

You can visit many sites of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail over the 2,580-mile historic route that crosses 2 states, and travels into Mexico, to Mexico City.

Weather

Due to the length of El Camino de los Tejas National Historic Trail, be sure to consult local weather sources for the region you'll be visiting. Check out the forecast with the National Weather Service and search for the area you'd like to visit.

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Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

lots of greenery along a river; sunflowers in the foreground
El Paso de Jacinto/Paso de los Indios, Webb County, Texas · Christopher Talbot
stone house ruins; briliant green grasses and trees on the right
Rancho los Ojuelos, Webb County, Texas · Christopher Talbot
rock indentations in a dry creek with five people walking under clouds
McKinney Falls State Park, Travis County, Texas · Christopher Talbot
trail segment indentation with leaves in it, trees along the side
Mission Tejas State Park, Houston County, Texas · Christopher Talbot

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