On October 17, 2026, come out and join us for our annual El Camino Real Day!
Activities will be taking place all the way from the Rio Grande to Natchitoches, so stay tuned for more information!
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On El Camino Real Day, the Trail de Flores Chapter of El Camino Real de Los Tejas National Historic Association is partnering with Wilson County Adoption and Rescue Services (WCA&RS) to offer “Running Down a Dream”, a 5K race in John William Helton Nature Park along one of the few publicly accessible sections of our national historic trail. We are excited to highlight our trail and its history while helping to produce this fundraiser event for the WCA&RS animal shelter. It will have two heats: a tradition 5K trail run and the first ever Canicross race on our trail system! Canicross, at its most basic, is a trail run that involves competing as dog/human teams. One dog and one human team up and run (or walk) the course together. Awards, t-shirts and finisher medals will be provided to both the traditional trail runners and to the Canicross teams. We hope you can support this event by signing up to participate, volunteer, or just make a donation.
If you can be in the area and are more interested in volunteering, please contact the race director, Dave Regan at: daveregan@me.com
