The mission soon crumbled. Six years before gold was discovered at Coloma, a rancher found shiny yellow particles clinging to roots of an onion from his garden. Four years after the first discovery of gold at San Fernando, the gold rush at the mission was over. Today Mission San Fernando has a museum about the history of the mission. The structure has been well-preserved and shows things such as iron window grilles and the tile flooring.
Visitors can see pottery, statues and gardens.
In the garden is a pretty fountain in the middle of it. Statues of Junipero Serra and Father Lasuen are there. too. Today, Mission San Fernando is also used for movie location shootings. Today, Mission San Fernando has a museum about the history of the mission. Including old pottery and collections that was left.