. ▁There ▁are ▁ 3 5 ▁private ▁families ▁keeping ▁the ▁mission ▁open , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁campaign ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁retro fit . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁Today , ▁the ▁nearest ▁city ▁is ▁King ▁City , ▁nearly ▁ 2 9   m iles ▁( 4 7   km ) ▁away ; ▁J ol on , ▁a ▁small ▁town , ▁is ▁located ▁ 6   m iles ▁( 1 0   km ) ▁from ▁the ▁Mission . ▁Histor ians ▁consider ▁the ▁Mission ' s ▁past oral ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Antonio ▁River ▁along ▁the ▁Santa ▁Lu cia ▁Mountains ▁as ▁an ▁out standing ▁example ▁of ▁early ▁mission ▁life .. ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁Fort ▁Hunter ▁Lig get t ▁Military ▁Res ervation , ▁which ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁from ▁the ▁H ear st ▁family ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁to ▁train ▁troops . ▁Add itional ▁land ▁was ▁acquired ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁mission ▁area ▁to ▁over ▁ 8 5   ac res ▁( 3 4 0 , 0 0 0   m ²). ▁This ▁fort ▁is ▁still ▁act ively ▁training ▁troops ▁today .. ▁ ▁Mission ▁San ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Pad ua ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁designated ▁tour ▁s ights ▁of ▁the ▁Juan ▁B aut ista ▁de ▁An za ▁National ▁Historic ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Francis can ▁Fri ar ▁Jeff ▁Burn