National Park System units within a drive of Jacksonville
Five National Park System units sit within an estimated two hours of Jacksonville, three between two and four hours, and 24 between four and eight. The closest is Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, about 30 minutes by road from the metro's Census centroid. The metro is the Jacksonville area as the Census Bureau defines it, home to 1,760,548 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve Ecological & Historic Preserve · FL | 0.5 h | Free | 1,109,821 | 0 |
| Castillo de San Marcos National Monument National Monument · FL | 0.8 h | Fee | 598,070 | 0 |
| Cumberland Island National Seashore National Seashore · GA | 1.1 h | Fee | 60,299 | 5 |
| Fort Matanzas National Monument National Monument · FL | 1.1 h | Free | 653,152 | 0 |
| Fort Frederica National Monument National Monument · GA | 1.6 h | Free | 108,043 | 0 |
2 to 4 hours
| Unit | Est. drive | Entry | 2025 visits | Campgrounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaveral National Seashore National Seashore · FL | 2.7 h | Fee | 2,496,947 | 1 |
| Fort Pulaski National Monument National Monument · GA | 3 h | Fee | 320,926 | 0 |
| Reconstruction Era National Historical Park National Historical Park · SC | 3.7 h | Free | 23,206 | 0 |
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.