National Park System units within a drive of Birmingham
Four National Park System units sit within an estimated two hours of Birmingham, 15 between two and four hours, and 31 between four and eight. The closest is Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, about 5 minutes by road from the metro's Census centroid. The metro is the Birmingham area as the Census Bureau defines it, home to 1,192,583 people in the 2024 estimates.
Each drive time is an estimate made from the straight-line distance between the metro's Census centroid and the unit's listed coordinates, multiplied by 1.25 for roads and divided by 55 mph, so a real trip will often take longer.
Metro centroid Free to enter Charges an entrance fee
Under 2 hours
| Unit | Est. drive | Entry | 2025 visits | Campgrounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument National Monument · AL | 0.1 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Freedom Riders National Monument National Monument · AL | 1.2 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Horseshoe Bend National Military Park National Military Park · AL | 1.6 h | Free | 50,738 | 0 |
| Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · AL | 1.9 h | Free | no count | 3 |
2 to 4 hours
4 to 8 hours
Metro boundaries and population from the Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; centroids from the Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer, CBSA internal points. Unit coordinates, fees, campgrounds and 2025 recreation visits from the NPS API and Visitor Use Statistics. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other metros.