Richmond, VA · 139 units within 8 hours
National Park System units within a drive of Richmond
14 National Park System units sit within an estimated two hours of Richmond, 65 between two and four hours, and 60 between four and eight. The closest is Maggie L Walker National Historic Site, about 10 minutes by road from the metro's Census centroid. Shenandoah National Park is the nearest unit carrying the National Park designation within four hours. The metro is the Richmond area as the Census Bureau defines it, home to 1,370,165 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
2 to 4 hours
| Unit | Est. drive | Entry | 2025 visits | Campgrounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Washington Park Park · MD | 2.1 h | Free | 502,171 | 0 |
| Piscataway Park Park · MD | 2.1 h | Free | 275,070 | 0 |
| Shenandoah National Park National Park · VA | 2.1 h | Fee | 1,682,152 | 4 |
| Fort Foote Park Park · MD | 2.2 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Harmony Hall Part of National Capital Parks-East · MD | 2.2 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Manassas National Battlefield Park National Battlefield Park · VA | 2.2 h | Free | 473,482 | 0 |
| Frederick Douglass National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC | 2.3 h | Free | 29,378 | 0 |
| Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park National Historical Park · MD | 2.3 h | Free | 15,348 | 0 |
| Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm Part of National Capital Parks-East · MD | 2.3 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| African American Civil War Memorial Part of National Mall and Memorial Parks · DC | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Anacostia Park Park · DC | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Park Unit · VA | 2.4 h | Free | 363,284 | 0 |
| Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument National Monument · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 6,514 | 0 |
| Capitol Hill Parks Part of National Capital Parks-East · DC | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 20 | 0 |
| Constitution Gardens Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Memorial · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 676,062 | 0 |
| Fort Dupont Park Part of National Capital Parks-East · DC | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Ford's Theatre National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 393,662 | 0 |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 2,832,124 | 0 |
| Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens Part of National Capital Parks-East · DC | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Korean War Veterans Memorial Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 3,975,010 | 0 |
| Lincoln Memorial Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 7,743,295 | 0 |
| LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 236,042 | 0 |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 3,123 | 0 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 2,843,263 | 0 |
| National Capital Parks-East Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| National Mall and Memorial Parks Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Pennsylvania Avenue Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 115,618 | 0 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Island Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 159,828 | 0 |
| Thomas Jefferson Memorial Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 4,848,112 | 0 |
| Washington Monument Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 204,489 | 0 |
| The White House and President's Park Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 311,213 | 0 |
| Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Park Unit · VA | 2.4 h | Free | 437,413 | 0 |
| World War II Memorial Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 3,993,717 | 0 |
| World War I Memorial Park Unit · DC | 2.4 h | Free | 838,999 | 0 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park National Historical Park · DC, MD, WV | 2.5 h | Fee | 4,579,704 | 37 |
| Clara Barton National Historic Site National Historic Site · MD | 2.5 h | Free | 11,309 | 0 |
| Civil War Defenses of Washington Related Area · DC, MD, VA | 2.5 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Glen Echo Park Park · MD | 2.5 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Great Falls Park Park · VA | 2.5 h | Fee | no count | 0 |
| George Washington Memorial Parkway Memorial Parkway · DC, MD, VA | 2.5 h | Free | 6,732,932 | 0 |
| Rock Creek Park Park · DC | 2.5 h | Free | 1,865,048 | 0 |
| Baltimore-Washington Parkway Parkway · MD | 2.6 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Greenbelt Park Park · MD | 2.6 h | Free | 130,314 | 1 |
| Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · VA, MD, DE, DC, PA, NY | 2.7 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Chesapeake Bay Related Area · DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV | 2.7 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park National Historical Park · VA | 2.7 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail · DC, MD, PA, VA | 2.7 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Assateague Island National Seashore National Seashore · MD, VA | 2.9 h | Fee | 2,325,195 | 11 |
| Booker T. Washington National Monument National Monument · VA | 2.9 h | Free | 21,698 | 0 |
| Harpers Ferry National Historical Park National Historical Park · WV, VA, MD | 3 h | Fee | 537,876 | 0 |
| Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine National Monument and Historic Shrine · MD | 3.1 h | Fee | 283,027 | 0 |
| Monocacy National Battlefield National Battlefield · MD | 3.1 h | Free | 116,902 | 0 |
| Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · MD, VA, DC | 3.1 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Wright Brothers National Memorial National Memorial · NC | 3.1 h | Fee | 341,576 | 0 |
| Antietam National Battlefield National Battlefield · MD | 3.2 h | Fee | 161,006 | 0 |
| Fort Raleigh National Historic Site National Historic Site · NC | 3.2 h | Free | 266,775 | 0 |
| Hampton National Historic Site National Historic Site · MD | 3.3 h | Free | 48,158 | 0 |
| Catoctin Mountain Park Park · MD | 3.5 h | Free | 460,857 | 6 |
| Guilford Courthouse National Military Park National Military Park · NC | 3.6 h | Free | 449,802 | 0 |
| Eisenhower National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA | 3.8 h | Free | 75,328 | 0 |
| Gettysburg National Military Park National Military Park · PA | 3.8 h | Free | 730,398 | 0 |
| Cape Hatteras National Seashore National Seashore · NC | 3.9 h | Free | 2,684,009 | 4 |
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.