National Parks Near San Mateo, California

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to San Mateo, 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

19Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Presidio of San Francisco

Other NPS Site · 19 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Pinnacles National Park

96 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Presidio of San Francisco	Other NPS Site	California	19 mi
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park	National Historical Park	California	19 mi
Alcatraz Island	Other NPS Site	California	20 mi
Fort Point National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	20 mi
Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	25 mi
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park	National Historical Park	California	25 mi
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	California	26 mi
Muir Woods National Monument	National Monument	California	28 mi
John Muir National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	31 mi
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial	National Memorial	California	38 mi
Point Reyes National Seashore	National Seashore	California	47 mi
Pinnacles National Park	National Park	California	96 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

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

Designated National Parks Near San Mateo

Pinnacles National Park

California

96 mi straight-line

Granite dome with trace amounts of snow.

Yosemite National Park

California

152 mi straight-line

A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peak

Lassen Volcanic National Park

California

209 mi straight-line

A deep canyon with a forested floor and steep granite cliffs

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

California

213 mi straight-line

Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.

Channel Islands National Park

California

281 mi straight-line

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

Death Valley National Park

California, Nevada

295 mi straight-line

Crater Lake National Park

Oregon

372 mi straight-line

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

Joshua Tree National Park

California

441 mi straight-line

blue sky with green trees in mountain cirque

Great Basin National Park

Nevada

447 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 9 National Park · 9 National Historic Site · 4 National Recreation Area · 4 Other NPS Site · 2 National Historical Park · 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

Foster City, California 3 mi straight-line Belmont, California 3 mi straight-line Burlingame, California 4 mi straight-line San Carlos, California 4 mi straight-line Redwood City, California 6 mi straight-line San Bruno, California 8 mi straight-line

Plan From San Mateo

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.