El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)

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El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail

¡Hola! Bienvenidos al Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. Come on a journey that will carry you through 300 years of Louisiana and Texas frontier settlement and development on a Spanish colonial "royal road" that originally extended to Mexico City, Mexico.

Tell-Tale Signs

Look left, look right, look straight ahead — the land has a story to tell. Swells and swales, creek crossings and river routes, dips and ruts: all these signify an international highway of the past! Find out how you can detect the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail by following road signs designed to help travelers.

Partners

The National Park Service works with federal agencies, state and local governments, organizations, tribes, and private individuals as partners to administer the national historic trail. Find out how to create a sign plan for a section of the trail.

A group of people in bright sunshine look at a trail map

Management Plan Available

The Comprehensive Management Plan/Environmental Assessment for El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail is now available (September 2011).

A DVD "On the Road to Partnerships" about the trail and the planning process is now available.

Write to

National Trails Intermountain Region
P.O. Box 728
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0728

E-mail Us

Phone

Visitor Information
(505) 988-6098

Fax

(505) 986-5214

Climate

Due to the length of the trail, be sure to check weather conditions in the region that you will be visiting.
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