Visted during field trip with my kids, very educational and well preserved. The docent was well informed and very good with the kids. Also enjoyed seeing the final resting place of Bob Hope who is interned on the Mission grounds.
All missions are dog friendly! Fine art work along with many artifacts, $5 a person & parking is free. A must see
Absolutely beautiful church and mission. Olive trees, shade, history, and across the street are gardens
I refuse to pay the Catholic Church any amount of money and I find it ridiculous that I have to "donate" $5 to that institution if I want to visit this historic site.
Beautiful place, quiet, free parking. Nice for tourists
Really nice. One of San Fernandos forgotten places.
The mission trail is a great path to follow when trekking through California. The beauty here in San Fernando lives in this bit of history. Many houses, and ranches were designed around the Spanish mission styles, leading to the beauty of the architecture in the state. Come visit for the history, and stay around for the delicious food around it.
I love visiting our missions in California and a lot of history here in our state and we must preserve them along with our beautiful forest
More to see than I thought. Museum portions historic and interesting. Better than other Missions.
Fun historical visit. $5 to get in, children are cheaper. See all the artifacts that shaped San Fernando. The grounds are peaceful. Be sure to see the Bob Hope gardens/tomb by the chapel.
Well maintained and historically interesting museum. The garden across the mission is also very nice.
For the sake of clarity, I am reviewing this only as an historical site and place to visit, not from the point of view of parishioner.
We have been to most of the California missions and this is definitely one of the most impressive and interesting due to its size and importance and the fact that there is still such an extensive complex remaining. I was actually unaware of just how large and important this mission was until visiting it. In addition to the church, it has several buildings in various mixture of restored and original, with a large colonnaded wing facing the road that has many rooms. Among these is the "Governor's Room," where officials and dignitaries would stay. It has many artifacts and pleasant, peaceful gardens. Two additional sites are unusual for the missions. One is the "Madonna Room," housing a large collection of many different St. Mary items which some people may find awesome and others unsettling but which is certainly interesting to see. The other is the grave of Bob Hope and his wife Dolores, something of which I was completely unaware. Obviously for some this will be irrelevant but it is definitely a site to visit for those who are interested in movie stars and the like.They have tours and a large gift shop. They have a garden section dedicated to Bob Hope but it does not say why.
One of 21 missions in California, with one of the highest admission fees in the state. Nicely manicured and owned by the Catholic Church, admission to San Fernando Mission is $5 adults, $3 children. The gift shop admission is free. Scattered along California State's El Camino Real ("The Royal Road") - the church's Missions charge more for admission the further South you go. Mission San Juan Capistrano charges $9 for adults. (State-owned missions offer free admission to buildings and church grounds.)