OTHER TIDBITS: This mission was named in honor of St. Bonaventure, a 13th-century Franciscan friar and Scholastic doctor. He is said to have asked papal emissaries, bringing him the title and hat of a Cardinal from Rome, to set the hat on a tree branch until he was finished washing dishes! While the mission wasn’t founded on his feast day, like most Spanish cities in California, his name may have been chosen as a sign of “buona ventura,” or “good fortune!”

This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places!

• Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
• Donate to the Mission San Buenaventura!
• Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!

ANNOTATIONS:
It’s on the north side of Main St!

From Los Angeles: ~69mi (112km) — 1.2hrs
From Sacramento: ~393mi (633km) — 6.6hrs
From San Diego: ~189mi (305km) — 3.2hrs
From San Francisco: ~353mi (569km) — 5.9hrs