National Parks Near San Rafael, California

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to San Rafael, including 37 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.

37NPS sites within 500 mi

11NPS sites within 100 mi

9Designated National Parks

7Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Muir Woods National Monument

National Monument · 7 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Pinnacles National Park

127 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Muir Woods National Monument	National Monument	California	7 mi
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	California	10 mi
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park	National Historical Park	California	10 mi
Alcatraz Island	Other NPS Site	California	13 mi
Fort Point National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	13 mi
Presidio of San Francisco	Other NPS Site	California	14 mi
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park	National Historical Park	California	14 mi
Point Reyes National Seashore	National Seashore	California	20 mi
John Muir National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	21 mi
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial	National Memorial	California	27 mi
Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	29 mi
Pinnacles National Park	National Park	California	127 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

11 within 50 mi 11 within 100 mi 18 within 250 mi 37 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near San Rafael

Pinnacles National Park

California

127 mi straight-line

Granite dome with trace amounts of snow.

Yosemite National Park

California

162 mi straight-line

A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peak

Lassen Volcanic National Park

California

183 mi straight-line

A deep canyon with a forested floor and steep granite cliffs

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

California

233 mi straight-line

Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.

Channel Islands National Park

California

313 mi straight-line

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

Death Valley National Park

California, Nevada

314 mi straight-line

Crater Lake National Park

Oregon

343 mi straight-line

blue sky with green trees in mountain cirque

Great Basin National Park

Nevada

452 mi straight-line

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

Joshua Tree National Park

California

468 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 10 National Park · 9 National Recreation Area · 4 National Historic Site · 4 National Historical Park · 2 Other NPS Site · 2 National Seashore · 1 National Memorial · 1 National and State Parks · 1 National Monument & Preserve · 1 National Historic Trail · 1 National Preserve · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Novato, California 7 mi straight-line Richmond, California 10 mi straight-line San Pablo, California 10 mi straight-line El Cerrito, California 13 mi straight-line Hercules, California 15 mi straight-line Berkeley, California 16 mi straight-line

Plan From San Rafael

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.