National Park System units within a drive of Tampa
One National Park System unit sits within an estimated two hours of Tampa, five between two and four hours, and eleven between four and eight. The closest is De Soto National Memorial, about 1 hours by road from the metro's Census centroid. The metro is the Tampa area as the Census Bureau defines it, home to 3,424,560 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Soto National Memorial National Memorial · FL | 1 h | Free | 124,294 | 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 Matanzas National Monument National Monument · FL | 3.1 h | Free | 653,152 | 0 |
| Castillo de San Marcos National Monument National Monument · FL | 3.3 h | Fee | 598,070 | 0 |
| Big Cypress National Preserve National Preserve · FL | 3.9 h | Free | 2,262,731 | 8 |
| Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve Ecological & Historic Preserve · FL | 4 h | Free | 1,109,821 | 0 |
4 to 8 hours
| Unit | Est. drive | Entry | 2025 visits | Campgrounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Island National Seashore National Seashore · GA | 4.5 h | Fee | 60,299 | 5 |
| Everglades National Park National Park · FL | 4.9 h | Fee | 778,198 | 2 |
| Fort Frederica National Monument National Monument · GA | 5.1 h | Free | 108,043 | 0 |
| Biscayne National Park National Park · FL | 5.3 h | Free | 486,567 | 2 |
| Dry Tortugas National Park National Park · FL | 5.5 h | Fee | 89,355 | 1 |
| Fort Pulaski National Monument National Monument · GA | 6.5 h | Fee | 320,926 | 0 |
| Jimmy Carter National Historical Park National Historical Park · GA | 6.7 h | Free | 39,101 | 0 |
| Andersonville National Historic Site National Historic Site · GA | 6.8 h | Free | 61,850 | 0 |
| Reconstruction Era National Historical Park National Historical Park · SC | 7.2 h | Free | 23,206 | 0 |
| Gulf Islands National Seashore National Seashore · FL, MS | 7.3 h | Fee | 7,576,923 | 5 |
| Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park National Historical Park · GA | 7.6 h | Free | 112,071 | 0 |
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.