Mission Tejas State Park

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Mission Tejas Folk Festival: Come to Mission Tejas for our annual folk festival! Come see presentations of pioneer life in Texas around the early to mid-1800's with activities such as butter churning, kids' games, and other aspects of pioneer life!
Super Special Snakes!: Although our snakes may get a bad rap, these shy, slithery serpents play important roles in our lives and the Texas ecosystem. Join our park interpreter for a presentation on the stories we tell about these important animals and design your own snake!
Night Hike with a Ranger - CANCELLED: This event has been cancelled due to very high temperatures.
El Camino Real Day Celebration: Come to Mission Tejas State Park to listen to live music and see presentations on what life as a 19th century settler in East Texas was like!
The Storied Past of Christmas: How did early Texas pioneers celebrate Christmas? Where did the Santa Claus stories come from? Why do we decorate trees in our homes at this time? Join our park interpreter for a presentation on the history of Christmas and how the ways we celebrate this season have changed (or not!) over the years.
Wreathed in History: Come to Mission Tejas and make your own Christmas wreath! Create a piece of art with an East Texas take on the holiday tradition as you learn about what wreaths have meant for the many different cultures that used them.
Guided Birdwatching Hike: Come join state park staff at Mission Tejas for a morning birdwatching hike!
Fishing with a New Angle: Come to Mission Tejas and learn how to fish while learning about the wildlife that calls our fishing pond home!
Night Sense - Ranger Led Night Hike: Come join the park ranger on a night hike and learn how nocturnal animals use the 5 senses to navigate and live in the dark!
Night Hike - Fall Trees and Tall Tales: Night Hikes are back! Come to Mission Tejas State Park for an evening hike with park staff and hear tall tales and legends of the people who lived here and the beasts they told stories of.
History with a Ranger - The Spanish and the Caddo: Come to Mission Tejas for an educational program and short hike about some of our historic structures and the interactions between the Spanish and Caddo people.
Tejas Timber Nature Hike: Come join the park interpreter for a guided nature walk on the Tejas Timber Trail. Come see how the changing seasons impact the scenery of the forest and learn about how wildlife prepares for the incoming winter.
Owls of Mission Tejas: Come join park staff for a program on the owls at Mission Tejas State Park and how they live and hunt at night!
Tejas Watercolors: Come express yourself artistically with watercolors!
Tracks on Shore - Wildlife Track ID: Come to the park and figure out how to read animal footprints and other signs critters leave behind!
Guided History Hike - Trails to Highways: Come join park staff for a guided hike with a historical edge!
First Day Hike! (Morning Hike): Kick-off the new year with a ranger-led hike!
First Day Hike! (Afternoon Hike): Kick-off the new year with a ranger-led hike!
Fragile Food Webs: Come to Mission Tejas for an interactive look into how both predators and prey play important roles in the food web! Stick around afterwards for an educational showcase of skins and skulls of local wildlife!
Big and Bright Stars: Come join park staff to look at the stars and planets through a telescope and learn about how stars are born and the legendary figures the constellations are named after!
Tejas Guided Nature Hike: Come join park staff on a morning guided hike!
Calls of the Wild!: Come join the park interpreter for a fun program about all the sounds we hear deep in the woods!
Steep Ravine Guided Hike: Join the park interpreter for an early morning guided hike!
Living History - Rice Family Log Home: Come experience living history at the Rice Family Log Home!
Birding Hike - CANCELED: This program is canceled due to weather conditions.
Insects of Mission Tejas: Come explore the wide variety of insects that make Mission Tejas home and learn how they help nature and us!
Historical Herbs Hike: Come on a foraging hike with the park interpreter to explore the many uses of local plants!
Skins and Skulls at Visitor Center: Come by the our visitor center and get a closer look at some of the wildlife found at Mission Tejas!
Valentine's Day Make-Your-Own-Bouquet: Create something personal for that Special Someone!
Father's Day Hangout!: Swing by Mission Tejas State Park and have an early Father's Day with games and popsicles!
Pioneer Toys and Games: Swing by the park Visitor Center for a time of fun and play with toys and games that the pioneer kids did!
History Talk with a Ranger: Come by the Visitor Center and immerse yourself in East Texas history!
Tejas Watercolors: Come express yourself artistically at Mission Tejas!
Spanish Missionaries and the Tejas Nation: Join park staff for a look into the missionaries who built the Original Mission Tejas!
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Painting Pumpkin Pins: Dive into the fall season with park staff and paint your own Jack-o-Lantern Pins!
Mission Tejas Grand Re-Opening!: The park is re-opening!!
Mission Talk: Come visit the Commemorative Mission and experience the history that brought so many to what is now Mission Tejas!
CCC Hike: Explore the older hiking trails in the park with park rangers and dive into the story of the CCC Boys; the young men who helped build many parks, including Mission Tejas.
Kid's Day!: While the park hosts an all-day Trail Racing Over Texas (T.R.O.T.) Race, bring your kids to the Day Use area for a day full of fun and games!
Pioneer Tracking: Come explore how pioneers and explorers tracked and pursued their food in days past!
Fall-time Guided Hike: Work off that Thanksgiving turkey with a guided hike with park staff and experience different ecosystems of the park during peak fall colors!
Nature Scavenger Hunt: Come join park staff at the Amphitheatre and search for natural treasures around Day Use and the Pond!
Holiday Hot Chocolate with a Ranger!: Join park rangers for an evening cup of hot chocolate around the campfire and settle in for "tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago!"
Storytime with a Ranger!: Stop by the amphitheater for story hour with park staff!
Tejas Christmas Ornaments: Come to Mission Tejas and join park staff in decorating your own Christmas ornaments to take home!
Jr. Rangers of Mission Tejas: Become a Junior Ranger of Mission Tejas State Park!
Backyard Bass!: It may be winter, but you can still catch some (plastic) fish!
Feather Pen Writing!: Ever wanted to write a poem or a letter with a feather pen? Now you can!
Explorer Hike!: Come on a guided hike with Park Staff on the Nabedache Loop and use tool that early Texas pioneers used!
Guided Night Hike!: Experience Mission Tejas After Hours with a guided night hike!
Primitive Fire: Need to spark up alternative ways to light your campfire? Come explore the many different ways pioneers and backpackers ignite a flame!
Coffee with a Ranger: Join park staff for a morning cup of coffee!
Read with a Ranger and Potting: Come join park staff at the group pavilion for a two-tiered event!
Tie in to History!: Join park staff at the park amphitheater and get “tied in” to different knots that have aided sailors and saved the lives of many an explorer!
Nature Protectors at Nacogdoches Public Library: Join park staff at the Nacogdoches Public Library for reading with a Ranger and bring home your own potted plant to grow!
Pioneer Must-Haves Game and Hike: Come to Mission Tejas for a game and hike on the essentials every pioneer and camper needs out on the trail.
Intro to Dutch Oven Cooking: Come join us for an introduction to cooking with cast ironware and enjoy some fresh monkey bread!
A Dive into Aquatic Life: Come join park staff at the Mission Pond for a closer look at the life that calls it home!
Gourmet S'mores!: Come to the park amphitheater for a twist to the classic fireside snack!
New Tejas Nature Hike!: Come for a guided hike on our recently-renovated Tejas Timber Trail!