National Parks Near Virginia Beach, Virginia

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Virginia Beach, including 181 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 4 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.

181NPS sites within 500 mi

11NPS sites within 100 mi

4Designated National Parks

14Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park

Part of Colonial National Historical Park · 14 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Shenandoah National Park

180 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park	Part of Colonial National Historical Park	Virginia	14 mi
Fort Monroe National Monument	National Monument	Virginia	24 mi
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park	Part of Colonial National Historical Park	Virginia	42 mi
Colonial National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Virginia	47 mi
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park	Part of Colonial National Historical Park	Virginia	51 mi
Wright Brothers National Memorial	National Memorial	North Carolina	54 mi
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site	National Historic Site	North Carolina	58 mi
Petersburg National Battlefield	National Battlefield	Virginia	85 mi
Richmond National Battlefield Park	National Battlefield Park	Virginia	86 mi
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	National Seashore	North Carolina	94 mi
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Virginia	95 mi
Assateague Island National Seashore	National Seashore	Maryland, Virginia	101 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

4 within 50 mi 11 within 100 mi 92 within 250 mi 181 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Virginia Beach

White-tailed bucks sparring in Big Meadows

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia

180 mi straight-line

View of the Congaree River during the Fall

Congaree National Park

South Carolina

334 mi straight-line

Wisps of fog hang over the forests in the mountains.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North Carolina, Tennessee

424 mi straight-line

People in bright orange kayaks paddle around a bend in a river, past green trees and a rocky shore.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio

431 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 40 National Historical Park · 29 Other NPS Site · 29 National Monument · 16 Park · 10 National Memorial · 8 National Battlefield · 6 National Seashore · 5 National Military Park · 4 National Historic Trail · 4 National Park · 4 National Recreation Area · 4

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Chesapeake, Virginia 15 mi straight-line Norfolk, Virginia 16 mi straight-line Portsmouth, Virginia 19 mi straight-line Hampton, Virginia 28 mi straight-line Suffolk, Virginia 33 mi straight-line Newport News, Virginia 37 mi straight-line

Plan From Virginia Beach

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 Virginia or browse all city starting points.