National Parks Near Williamsburg, Virginia
189 national parks within 8 hours · 22 within 2 hours
22
Within 2 Hours
71
Within 4 Hours
70
Within 8 Hours
189
Total Parks
Williamsburg, Virginia is an exceptional base for exploring some of America's most historic and naturally beautiful national parks. With 189 national parks within an eight-hour drive, you'll find incredible variety just minutes from Colonial Williamsburg's charming streets. The closest park, Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park, sits just five miles away, making it perfect for a quick morning visit to explore the birthplace of English America. For nearby options, Colonial National Historical Park itself is only six miles distant, while the pivotal Yorktown Battlefield—another part of Colonial National Historical Park—lies just 12 miles away. Whether you're interested in Revolutionary War history, stunning natural landscapes, or a combination of both, you're wonderfully positioned to experience 22 parks within a two-hour radius and 71 parks within four hours.
Planning a national park adventure from Williamsburg is refreshingly simple and flexible. For a day trip, consider visiting the closest parks like Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield back-to-back, allowing you to immerse yourself in colonial and Revolutionary War history while keeping travel time minimal. If you have a weekend, expand your exploration to Fort Monroe National Monument (28 miles) or Richmond National Battlefield Park (35 miles), which give you more substantial time at each location and deeper historical context. Pack a detailed park map, check park websites for seasonal hours and any entry requirements, and plan your route ahead of time to maximize your time in nature and history. Early morning departures allow you to beat crowds and make the most of daylight hours, especially during fall and winter months when days are shorter.
Map of Parks Near Williamsburg
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Williamsburg
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 5 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 6 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 12 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 28 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 35 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 43 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 44 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 45 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 65 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 82 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 88 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 89 mi away
Green Springs
97 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 97 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 98 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 100 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 101 mi away
Harmony Hall
103 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 104 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 105 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
107 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 108 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
111 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 111 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
112 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 112 mi away
World War II Memorial
113 mi away
Washington Monument
113 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
113 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
113 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
113 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
113 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
113 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
113 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
113 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 113 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
113 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 113 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
113 mi away
World War I Memorial
114 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
114 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
114 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
114 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
114 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
114 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 114 mi away
Constitution Gardens
114 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 115 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 115 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 115 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
115 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 116 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 118 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
118 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
118 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 118 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
119 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 119 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 119 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 120 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 120 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 122 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 122 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 123 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 128 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 137 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 138 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 140 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 141 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 148 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 149 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 149 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 152 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 162 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 167 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 170 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 170 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 177 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 178 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
180 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 187 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 191 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 203 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 203 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 203 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 204 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 205 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 207 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 209 mi away
Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Battlefield 210 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 216 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 218 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 219 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 226 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 235 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 235 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 236 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 239 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 240 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 240 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 244 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 245 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 268 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 273 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
275 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 276 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 277 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 277 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 277 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 278 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 278 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 279 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 279 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 280 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 281 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 283 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 286 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 286 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 286 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 291 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 294 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 299 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 300 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 303 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 309 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 316 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 320 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 326 mi away
Congaree National Park
National Park 331 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 342 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 344 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 345 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 346 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 348 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 348 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 349 mi away
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
National Historic Site 353 mi away
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
National Historical Park 359 mi away
Ninety Six National Historic Site
National Historic Site 368 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 373 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 374 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 379 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 384 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 387 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 390 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 390 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 392 mi away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park 395 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 400 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 404 mi away
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
National Historical Park 405 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 406 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 410 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 412 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 416 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 423 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 423 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 426 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 428 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 431 mi away
Fort Pulaski National Monument
National Monument 434 mi away
Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument 434 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 436 mi away
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