Two National Parks · 252 miles apart
Cuyahoga Valley or Shenandoah
Cuyahoga Valley had 3,025,325 recreation visits in 2025 and Shenandoah had 1,682,152. Cuyahoga Valley charges no entrance fee while Shenandoah charges $30 per private vehicle. Shenandoah lists 4 campgrounds and Cuyahoga Valley lists none. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 252 miles apart in a straight line.
| Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Shenandoah National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Ohio | Virginia |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 3,025,325 | 1,682,152 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | None, free to enter | $30 (Private Vehicle) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | None listed | 4 |
| International Dark Sky Park | No | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 241 | 196 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Cuyahoga Valley visits by yearShenandoah visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.