National Parks Near Charleston, West Virginia
193 national parks within 8 hours · 4 within 2 hours
4
Within 2 Hours
25
Within 4 Hours
138
Within 8 Hours
193
Total Parks
Charleston, West Virginia, is an excellent base for exploring some of America's most stunning natural landscapes and historical sites. With 193 national parks and protected areas within eight hours of the city, you'll find incredible diversity whether you're seeking dramatic gorges, scenic rivers, or cultural heritage sites. The closest gem is Gauley River National Recreation Area, just 35 miles away, offering world-class whitewater rafting and beautiful riverside hiking. Even closer in terms of drive time, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve sits only 48 miles from downtown Charleston and features one of the most spectacular gorges in the eastern United States. For those interested in natural rivers and scenic beauty, Bluestone National Scenic River is just 65 miles away. Whether you're a seasoned outdoor enthusiast or simply looking for a relaxing escape into nature, Charleston's proximity to these incredible destinations makes it the perfect launching point for your national park adventures.
Planning a visit to these nearby parks is refreshingly convenient from Charleston. For a quick day trip, head to Gauley River or New River Gorge, both accessible within an hour's drive, allowing you to maximize your time exploring instead of traveling. If you're considering a weekend getaway, you can easily combine multiple parks—imagine visiting New River Gorge's iconic bridge and hiking trails on Saturday, then heading to Bluestone National Scenic River on Sunday for a more serene river experience. Spring through fall offers the best weather and accessibility for most activities, though each season brings unique advantages. Before heading out, check each park's website for seasonal closures, permit requirements for certain activities like rafting, and current trail conditions. Pack accordingly for West Virginia's variable weather, and consider the specific activities you want to enjoy—from hiking and photography to water sports and historical tours—to make the most of your national park experience near Charleston.
Map of Parks Near Charleston
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Charleston
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 134 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 135 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 149 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 153 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 161 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 164 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 165 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 166 mi away
Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument 166 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 168 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 170 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 172 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 182 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 185 mi away
Green Springs
188 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 188 mi away
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National Monument 191 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 198 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 201 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 206 mi away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
National River & Recreation Area 208 mi away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park 216 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 218 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 218 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 220 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 222 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 222 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 222 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 223 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 224 mi away
Obed Wild & Scenic River
Wild & Scenic River 225 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 226 mi away
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
National Historical Park 226 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 228 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 230 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 230 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 235 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 237 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 238 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
239 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 240 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 241 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 241 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 241 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 244 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 246 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 246 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 246 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 248 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 249 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
249 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
250 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
250 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
250 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
250 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
250 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
250 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
250 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 250 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 250 mi away
Constitution Gardens
250 mi away
World War I Memorial
251 mi away
World War II Memorial
251 mi away
Washington Monument
251 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
251 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
251 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 251 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
251 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 251 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
252 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
252 mi away
Harmony Hall
252 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 252 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 252 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
252 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 252 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
252 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
253 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 253 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
253 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 253 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 254 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
255 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 255 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
256 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 256 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 257 mi away
Mammoth Cave National Park
National Park 258 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 259 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 262 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 263 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 271 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 278 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 278 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 279 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 281 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
281 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 281 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 284 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 291 mi away
Ninety Six National Historic Site
National Historic Site 291 mi away
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
National Memorial 292 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 298 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 306 mi away
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
National Military Park 310 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 312 mi away
Stones River National Battlefield
National Battlefield 315 mi away
Congaree National Park
National Park 319 mi away
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
National Historical Park 320 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 323 mi away
Russell Cave National Monument
National Monument 329 mi away
Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Battlefield 333 mi away
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 335 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 339 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 341 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 346 mi away
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 346 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 347 mi away
Little River Canyon National Preserve
National Preserve 351 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 352 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
National Historical Park 352 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 364 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 364 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 365 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 365 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 366 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 366 mi away
Indiana Dunes National Park
National Park 368 mi away
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
National Battlefield 368 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 380 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 381 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 382 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 382 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
382 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 388 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 391 mi away
Pullman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 392 mi away
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
National Historic Site 394 mi away
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
National Historical Park 396 mi away
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
National Historical Park 399 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 404 mi away
Freedom Riders National Monument
National Monument 404 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 404 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 412 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 413 mi away
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
National Historical Park 416 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 417 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 428 mi away
Shiloh National Military Park
National Military Park 433 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 434 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 435 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
435 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 436 mi away
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
National Military Park 437 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 437 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 437 mi away
Fort Pulaski National Monument
National Monument 438 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 438 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 438 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 439 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 439 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 439 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 439 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Charleston
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