National Parks Near Menlo Park, California

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Menlo Park, including 36 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 9 of these are designated National Parks.

How distance is measured: Distances below are straight-line estimates from the city coordinates to NPS site coordinates. They are not road mileage or drive times. For trails, parkways, rivers, and other corridor units, the NPS reference coordinate may not represent the nearest visitor access point. Use each park's official directions and current alerts before planning a trip.

36NPS sites within 500 mi

12NPS sites within 100 mi

9Designated National Parks

26Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site

National Historic Site · 26 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Pinnacles National Park

87 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	26 mi
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park	National Historical Park	California	27 mi
Alcatraz Island	Other NPS Site	California	28 mi
Presidio of San Francisco	Other NPS Site	California	28 mi
Fort Point National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	29 mi
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park	National Historical Park	California	32 mi
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	California	36 mi
John Muir National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	36 mi
Muir Woods National Monument	National Monument	California	37 mi
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial	National Memorial	California	41 mi
Point Reyes National Seashore	National Seashore	California	56 mi
Pinnacles National Park	National Park	California	87 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

10 within 50 mi 12 within 100 mi 18 within 250 mi 36 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Menlo Park

Pinnacles National Park

California

87 mi straight-line

Granite dome with trace amounts of snow.

Yosemite National Park

California

145 mi straight-line

A deep canyon with a forested floor and steep granite cliffs

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

California

204 mi straight-line

A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peak

Lassen Volcanic National Park

California

213 mi straight-line

Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.

Channel Islands National Park

California

272 mi straight-line

badlands bathed in pale pink and orange light from the setting sun

Death Valley National Park

California, Nevada

286 mi straight-line

Crater Lake National Park

Oregon

378 mi straight-line

The sky turns hues of pink and purple over a field of Joshua trees.

Joshua Tree National Park

California

432 mi straight-line

blue sky with green trees in mountain cirque

Great Basin National Park

Nevada

441 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 9 National Park · 9 National Historic Site · 4 National Recreation Area · 4 National Historical Park · 2 Other NPS Site · 2 National Memorial · 1 National Seashore · 1 National and State Parks · 1 National Monument & Preserve · 1 National Historic Trail · 1 National Preserve · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

East Palo Alto, California 2 mi straight-line Redwood City, California 4 mi straight-line Palo Alto, California 6 mi straight-line San Carlos, California 6 mi straight-line Mountain View, California 7 mi straight-line Newark, California 8 mi straight-line

Plan From Menlo Park

Use these distances to compare options, then open the individual park pages for current alerts, visitor centers, campgrounds, things to do, and official directions. For road mileage, seasonal access, reservations, and closures, verify the latest information with the National Park Service before traveling.

You can also browse NPS sites associated with California or browse all city starting points.