Mission Tejas State Park is situated near the northern end of the Davy Crockett National forest and provides an atmosphere of quiet, rustic beauty and tranquility, among tall pine trees.

The park was built in 1934 by Co. 888 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as a commemorative representation of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, the first permanent Spanish mission in the province of Texas. The Mission was established in 1690 for the "Tejas" Indians, from which Texas got it'name. Within the park is the primitive, but beautiful, reconstructed Mission, with logs used as pews and an eagle-like rock in the alter.

Also in the park is the restored Rice Family Log Home, a rare “saddle bag dog trot,” built in 1828 and restored in 1974. The home, which Joseph Rice, Sr. constructed between 1828 and 1838, is one of the oldest structures in the area. The home served as a stopover for immigrants, adventurers, and local residents traveling the Old San Antonio Road (Camino Real) across pioneer Texas. Part of the El Camino Real travels through the park, too.

Mission Tejas State Park is located 22 miles northeast of Crockett, just off highway 21. For more information, please visit: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/mission_tejas/
(Taken from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department publications)

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