Do note that all three of the missions today are impressive, so plan your time wisely. While it is not that big, you will probably spend a decent amount of time strolling the immaculate gardens and reading the history. This mission was the site of the first Christian martyr in California, and it has a beautiful old bell tower and facade. Mission San Diego de Alcalá is the first mission that was ever established, and it has a lot of unique history. They have pastries that you can grab as well before heading over to the mission. It is nice spiced chai, and the flavors are fantastic. I highly recommend the chai drink they mix with cold brew and almond milk. It may not seem like much, but the coffee here is good. This small drive-thru coffee shop is located about 5 minutes from the mission itself. There are a ton of great places if you are staying in downtown San Diego though. Since it is hard to guess where everyone will stay the night before, I picked a coffee shop close to the mission as my recommendation for coffee/breakfast. This information is from my road trip in 2017.Miles: 74 miles from the first to the third mission, 114 miles if you add in Pala, more if you go to Pasadena.
This post assumes you will start in San Diego, which is the southernmost California mission, and the three missions you visit today are three of the best. You can view all of the days and learn more about mission history here. Taking the trip as I did will take you seven days to complete, and this post provides an itinerary for day 1. These beautiful and historic places are all incredibly unique and have so much for the explorer to see. Visiting all of the California missions is something that surprisingly, not a lot of people have done.
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