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	==Features==		==Features==
	The main feature of the park is the commemorative replica of the first Spanish Mission in East Texas, the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. The park also contains one of the oldest surviving buildings in Houston County, the Rice Family ~~Loghome~~. Originally constructed from 1828 to 1838, the building was moved to the park in 1974. The park also contains 15 developed campsites and 2 primitive camping sites. Other features include a small pond, and approximately 4.5 miles of hiking trails. Much of the park ~~infrastructue~~ was originally constructed by Company 888 of the ~~Civillain~~ Conservation Corps.		The main feature of the park is the commemorative replica of the first Spanish Mission in East Texas, the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. The park also contains one of the oldest surviving buildings in Houston County, the Rice Family Log Home. Originally constructed from 1828 to 1838, the building was moved to the park in 1974. The park also contains 15 developed campsites and 2 primitive camping sites. Other features include a small pond, and approximately 4.5 miles of hiking trails. Much of the park infrastructure was originally constructed by Company 888 of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Mission Tejas State Park

Location	Houston County, Texas
Nearest city	Crockett
Area	363.5 acres (147.1 ha)
Established	1957
Governing body	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Mission Tejas State Park is a 363.5-acre (147.1 ha) state park located along Texas Highway 21 in Houston County, Texas, originally constructed in 1935 and transferred to Texas Parks and Wildlife in 1957. The closest major town is Crockett, Texas. The park is open year round.

Features

The main feature of the park is the commemorative replica of the first Spanish Mission in East Texas, the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. The park also contains one of the oldest surviving buildings in Houston County, the Rice Family Log Home. Originally constructed from 1828 to 1838, the building was moved to the park in 1974. The park also contains 15 developed campsites and 2 primitive camping sites. Other features include a small pond, and approximately 4.5 miles of hiking trails. Much of the park infrastructure was originally constructed by Company 888 of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

References

External links

"Mission Tejas State Park," Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Protected areas of Texas

Federal

National Parks	Big Bend Guadalupe Mountains
National monuments and memorials	Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Castner Range National Monument Chamizal National Memorial Military Working Dog Teams National Monument Waco Mammoth National Monument
National Historical Parks and Historic Sites	Fort Davis NHS Lyndon B. Johnson NHP Palo Alto Battlefield NHP San Antonio Missions NHP
National Historic Trails	El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
National Recreation Areas	Amistad Lake Meredith
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Rio Grande
National Wildlife Refuges	Anahuac Aransas Attwater Prairie Chicken Balcones Canyonlands Big Boggy Brazoria Buffalo Lake Caddo Lake Grulla Hagerman Laguna Atascosa Little Sandy Lower Rio Grande Valley McFaddin Muleshoe Neches River San Bernard Santa Ana Texas Point Trinity River
National Forests	Angelina Davy Crockett Sabine Sam Houston
National Grasslands	Caddo Lyndon B. Johnson McClellan Creek Rita Blanca
Other Protected Areas	Big Thicket National Preserve Padre Island National Seashore

State

State Parks and Natural Areas	Abilene Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area Atlanta Balmorhea Barton Warnock Visitor Center Bastrop Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley Big Bend Ranch Big Spring Blanco Bonham Brazos Bend Buescher Caddo Lake Caprock Canyons Cedar Hill Chinati Mountains State Natural Area Choke Canyon Cleburne Colorado Bend Cooper Lake Copper Breaks Daingerfield Davis Hill Davis Mountains Devils River State Natural Area Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area Dinosaur Valley Eisenhower Enchanted Rock State Natural Area Estero Llano Grande Fairfield Lake Falcon Fort Boggy Fort Parker State Park Fort Richardson State Park Franklin Mountains Galveston Island Garner Goliad Goose Island Government Canyon State Natural Area Guadalupe River Hill Country State Natural Area Honey Creek State Natural Area Huntsville Indian Lodge Inks Lake Kickapoo Cavern Lake Arrowhead Lake Bob Sandlin Lake Brownwood Lake Casa Blanca International Lake Colorado City Lake Corpus Christi Lake Livingston Lake Mineral Wells Lake Somerville Lake Tawakoni Lake Whitney Lockhart Longhorn Cavern Lost Maples State Natural Area Martin Creek Lake Martin Dies Jr. Matagorda Island McKinney Falls McKinney Roughs Meridian Mission Tejas Monahans Sandhills Mother Neff State Park Mustang Island Old Tunnel Palmetto Palo Duro Canyon Palo Pinto Mountains Pedernales Falls Possum Kingdom Purtis Creek Ray Roberts Lake Resaca de la Palma San Angelo Sea Rim Sheldon Lake South Llano River Stephen F. Austin Tyler Village Creek Walter Umphrey Wyler Aerial Tramway
State Historic Sites	Acton Admiral Nimitz Barrington Living History Farm at Washington-on-the-Brazos Battleship TEXAS Caddo Mounds Casa Navarro Confederate Reunion Grounds Eisenhower Birthplace Fanthorp Inn Fannin Battleground Fort Griffin Fort Lancaster Fort Leaton Fort McKavett Fort Richardson State Park Fulton Mansion Goliad Hueco Tanks Kreische Brewery Landmark Inn Levi Jordan Plantation Lipantitlan Lyndon B. Johnson Magoffin Homestead Mission Espiritu Santo Mission Dolores Mission Rosario Monument Hill Penn Farm Point Isabel Lighthouse Sabine Pass Battleground Sam Bell Maxey House Samuel T. Rayburn House San Felipe San Jacinto Battleground Sauer-Beckmann Farm Seminole Canyon Starr Family Home Varner–Hogg Plantation Washington-on-the-Brazos Zaragoza Birthplace
State Forests and Arboretums	E.O. Siecke I.D. Fairchild John Henry Kirby Masterson W. Goodrich Jones Ruth Bowling Nichols Arboretum Olive Scott Petty Arboretum
State Wildlife Trails	Great Texas Coastal Heart of Texas Panhandle Plains Prairies and Pineywoods

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Features

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