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Mission Tejas State Park, Grapeland, TX

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Mission Tejas State Park

A Pineywoods state park featuring a Civilian Conservation Corps-built replica of an early Spanish mission, plus forest trails and creekside fishing.

19343 State Highway 21 E. Grapeland, TX 75844 · Grapeland, TX

About Mission Tejas State Park

This Texas state park in the Pineywoods preserves a replica of an early Spanish mission built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Visitors can hike several miles of pine-forest trails, including a route past a segment of the old El Camino Real, and see a 1800s log home associated with the Rice family. Fishing is available in a small pond and along San Pedro Creek, and the park offers camping sites and a group camp. Ranger programs run on many Saturdays, and the park sits at the north end of the Davy Crockett National Forest.

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