National Park System units within a drive of Sacramento
Three National Park System units sit within an estimated two hours of Sacramento, 13 between two and four hours, and eleven between four and eight. The closest is Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, about 1.7 hours by road from the metro's Census centroid. Yosemite National Park is the nearest unit carrying the National Park designation within four hours. The metro is the Sacramento area as the Census Bureau defines it, home to 2,463,127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial National Memorial · CA | 1.7 h | Free | 782 | 0 |
| John Muir National Historic Site National Historic Site · CA | 1.9 h | Free | 38,384 | 0 |
| Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site National Historic Site · CA | 2 h | Free | 14,881 | 0 |
2 to 4 hours
| Unit | Est. drive | Entry | 2025 visits | Campgrounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park National Historical Park · CA | 2.2 h | Free | 33,689 | 0 |
| Alcatraz Island Part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area · CA | 2.3 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park National Historical Park · CA | 2.3 h | Free | 2,944,483 | 0 |
| Yosemite National Park National Park · CA | 2.3 h | Fee | 4,278,413 | 16 |
| Fort Point National Historic Site National Historic Site · CA | 2.4 h | Free | 1,010,870 | 0 |
| Golden Gate National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · CA | 2.4 h | Free | 15,748,676 | 5 |
| Muir Woods National Monument National Monument · CA | 2.4 h | Fee | 756,573 | 0 |
| Presidio of San Francisco Part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area · CA | 2.4 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Point Reyes National Seashore National Seashore · CA | 2.6 h | Free | 2,429,601 | 5 |
| Lassen Volcanic National Park National Park · CA | 2.7 h | Fee | 504,777 | 10 |
| Devils Postpile National Monument National Monument · CA | 3 h | Free | 99,652 | 0 |
| Whiskeytown National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · CA | 3.5 h | Fee | 763,798 | 7 |
| Pinnacles National Park National Park · CA | 3.6 h | Fee | 343,208 | 1 |
4 to 8 hours
| Unit | Est. drive | Entry | 2025 visits | Campgrounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks National Parks · CA | 4.4 h | Fee | no count | 15 |
| Lava Beds National Monument National Monument · CA | 4.7 h | Fee | 143,659 | 2 |
| Manzanar National Historic Site National Historic Site · CA | 4.8 h | Free | 95,764 | 0 |
| Tule Lake National Monument National Monument · CA | 4.9 h | Free | 4,868 | 0 |
| Redwood National and State Parks National and State Parks · CA | 5.4 h | Free | 1,202,480 | 4 |
| Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve National Monument & Preserve · OR | 5.9 h | Free | 64,354 | 1 |
| Death Valley National Park National Park · CA, NV | 6 h | Fee | 1,320,134 | 12 |
| César E. Chávez National Monument National Monument · CA | 6.4 h | Free | 31,497 | 0 |
| Crater Lake National Park National Park · OR | 6.7 h | Fee | 632,242 | 2 |
| Channel Islands National Park National Park · CA | 7.7 h | Free | 227,186 | 7 |
| Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · CA | 7.9 h | Free | 722,626 | 1 |
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.