Ridehailing Pilot Program with the National Park Service
We want to help you reach your park!
Join us for Military Appreciation Day and Pass Issuance, September 6, 2024 from 3 pm to 5 pm at Mission San José. The National Park Service and Mission Heritage Partners are collaborating with Uber and Lyft to provide free rides to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park for servicemembers at Joint Base San Antonio. Any servicemember E-6 or below assigned to Joint Base San Antonio is eligible to get a ride code.
Your free, roundtrip ride awaits!
Ride Codes:
Uber: rgD2c1wE6j6
Lyft: SANANTONIO2024
How It Works
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Plan your visit. Check the calendar for the schedule and any updates.
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Request a ride. When you’re ready to go to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park on September 6, request a ride using the app.
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If using Uber, add the code rgD2c1wE6j6 to your account. It will be applied when requesting a trip. This code is good for one round-trip ride to the park.
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If using Lyft, tap the Menu icon in the upper lefthand corner. Then tap Rewards and enter the code SANANTONIO2024. It will be applied when requesting your ride to and from San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. This code is good for one round-trip ride to the park.
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Bring your family and friends and enjoy your park. All riders will be dropped off at Mission San Jose, one of the four missions within San Antonio National Historical Park and where the Military Appreciation Day event is happening.
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Request a ride home. The same ride code can be used to cover your ride home.
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Tell us about it. Tell us about your experience!
If you can’t make the trip for Military Appreciation Day on September 6, we hope you can join us for our Veterans Day event on November 11th—come back to this page for more details! And, these ride codes can also be used any time between now and November 25. Just remember, only one ride code per servicemember, and it can only be used to get to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
About San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves four Spanish colonial missions, including the history of the Indigenous groups that lived on the lands prior to European arrivals. The four missions – Mission Conception, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada – were established in the early 1700s along the San Antonio River. Click here for more information!
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Mission San Jose (6701 San Jose Dr, San Antonio, TX 78214): This is the designated drop-off and pick-up location for Uber and Lyft, and the location of Military Appreciation Day on September 6. It is the largest of the four missions and is home to the visitor center, gift shop and modern restrooms. Here, visitors can visit the museum and watch a screening of a short film or take ranger- or self-guided walks of the mission.
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Mission San Juan (9101 Graf Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214): Visitors to this mission can walk the grounds, explore the church and museum, and take the quarter-mile paved Yanaguana Trail to an original stretch of the San Antonio River. This location also has public restrooms and a picnic area.
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Mission Espada (10040 Espada Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214): At the southernmost mission in the park, visitors can explore the grounds, church, and park museum.
- Mission Concepcion (807 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78210): While visiting this northernmost mission in the park visitors can see the church, quarry, and convento and look for surviving frescos on the walls and ceilings.
If you are planning to visit multiple missions, we encourage you to visit the park’s handy trip planning tool.
Emerging Mobility Pilot Program
Learn more about how the NPS is collaborating with the US Department of Transportation and non-profit partners in 2024 to pilot this partnership with Uber and Lyft to offer free rides as a transportation option to connect historically underserved communities with their local national parks.
