National Parks Near Harrisonburg, Virginia
194 national parks within 8 hours · 59 within 2 hours
59
Within 2 Hours
31
Within 4 Hours
78
Within 8 Hours
194
Total Parks
Harrisonburg, Virginia is an exceptional base for exploring some of America's most treasured natural and historical destinations. Strategically located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, this charming college town provides access to an impressive 194 national parks and protected sites within an eight-hour radius. Best of all, adventure seekers will find 59 parks within just two hours of the city, making Harrisonburg an ideal launching point for both quick getaways and extended explorations. The crown jewel of nearby destinations is Shenandoah National Park, situated a mere 22 miles away, offering breathtaking mountain vistas, cascading waterfalls, and hundreds of hiking trails. Also within easy reach are the historic Green Springs (46 miles), the beautifully preserved Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park (50 miles), and several other significant Civil War battlefields and heritage sites that chronicle America's rich history.
When planning your visit, consider that most nearby parks can be explored as comfortable day trips from Harrisonburg. For a quick weekend escape, combine Shenandoah National Park with one of the closer historical sites like Cedar Creek and Belle Grove, which allows you to experience both natural wonders and American history without extensive travel time. If you're visiting during peak seasons, arrive early to secure parking and make the most of daylight hours. For those with more flexibility, use Harrisonburg as a relaxing base camp where you can enjoy the town's vibrant downtown dining and local breweries between park adventures. Whether you're a serious hiker seeking mountain trails, a history enthusiast interested in Civil War sites, or simply looking for scenic drives and photography opportunities, the concentration of parks surrounding Harrisonburg ensures that every visitor will find something to inspire their next great outdoor adventure.
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Harrisonburg
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 22 mi away
Green Springs
46 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 50 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 73 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 77 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 77 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 81 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 86 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 88 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
93 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 94 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 95 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 96 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 99 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 99 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 99 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 100 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 100 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 100 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 101 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 102 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 102 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
102 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
103 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
103 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
103 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
103 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
103 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
103 mi away
Harmony Hall
103 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
103 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 103 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 103 mi away
World War I Memorial
104 mi away
World War II Memorial
104 mi away
Washington Monument
104 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
104 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
104 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
104 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
104 mi away
Constitution Gardens
104 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 105 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
105 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 105 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 105 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 105 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 105 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
105 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
106 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 106 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
106 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
106 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 106 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 107 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 107 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 108 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 108 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
108 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
109 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 112 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 113 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 113 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 115 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 116 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 117 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 122 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 128 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 130 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 130 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 132 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
134 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 134 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 136 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 136 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 139 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 140 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 144 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 148 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 149 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 152 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 154 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 168 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 171 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 188 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 189 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 199 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 202 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 206 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 211 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 216 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 225 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 225 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 225 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 226 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 234 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
235 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 242 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 243 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 244 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 245 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 248 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 250 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 259 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 266 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 267 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 267 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 269 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 274 mi away
Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Battlefield 278 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 279 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 280 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 281 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 281 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 283 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 286 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 288 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 295 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 295 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 296 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
300 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 301 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 301 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 301 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 302 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 302 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 302 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 303 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 303 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 303 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 304 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 304 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 305 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 305 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 307 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 309 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 309 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 309 mi away
Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument 314 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 318 mi away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park 322 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 327 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 332 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 332 mi away
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National Monument 334 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 338 mi away
Congaree National Park
National Park 338 mi away
Ninety Six National Historic Site
National Historic Site 344 mi away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
National River & Recreation Area 344 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 347 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 348 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 349 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 349 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 350 mi away
Obed Wild & Scenic River
Wild & Scenic River 353 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 372 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 375 mi away
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
National Historical Park 375 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 384 mi away
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
National Historic Site 390 mi away
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
National Historical Park 396 mi away
Mammoth Cave National Park
National Park 405 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 408 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 418 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 418 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 427 mi away
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
National Military Park 429 mi away
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
National Historical Park 430 mi away
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 430 mi away
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