National Parks Near Wilson, North Carolina
178 national parks within 8 hours · 3 within 2 hours
3
Within 2 Hours
31
Within 4 Hours
123
Within 8 Hours
178
Total Parks
Wilson, North Carolina is an ideal home base for exploring some of the nation's most historic and scenic national parks. Located in Eastern North Carolina, this charming city puts you within reach of an impressive 178 national parks and protected sites across the Southeast and beyond. For those seeking closer adventures, you'll find remarkable destinations nearby that showcase America's natural beauty and rich history. The closest park to Wilson is Moores Creek National Battlefield, situated just 89 miles away, offering visitors a chance to walk the grounds where a pivotal Revolutionary War battle took place. Within a slightly wider radius, you can also discover Petersburg National Battlefield at 104 miles and the stunning Cape Lookout National Seashore at 109 miles, each offering unique experiences that range from Civil War history to pristine coastal landscapes.
Planning a day trip or weekend getaway from Wilson to these nearby parks is convenient and rewarding. For a day trip, Moores Creek National Battlefield makes an excellent choice, allowing you to explore the visitor center and historic trails while still returning home by evening. If you have a full weekend, consider combining Petersburg National Battlefield with a visit to nearby sites along the James River, or venture to Cape Lookout for a coastal escape featuring lighthouse climbing and beach exploration. When planning your visit, check each park's website for seasonal hours, any entrance requirements, and current conditions. Pack plenty of water, wear comfortable hiking shoes, and bring a camera to capture the natural and historical treasures you'll encounter. With so many parks accessible within four hours of Wilson, you can easily tailor your adventure to match your interests and available time.
Map of Parks Near Wilson
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Wilson
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 111 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 121 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 124 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 125 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 126 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 126 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 127 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 128 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 128 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 130 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 130 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 135 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 139 mi away
Green Springs
160 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 179 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 179 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 193 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 198 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 199 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 199 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 199 mi away
Congaree National Park
National Park 209 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 210 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 212 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 212 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 213 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 214 mi away
Harmony Hall
214 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 216 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
218 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 219 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 222 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
223 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
223 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
223 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
223 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
223 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
223 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 223 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
223 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
223 mi away
World War I Memorial
224 mi away
World War II Memorial
224 mi away
Washington Monument
224 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
224 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
224 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
224 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
224 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
224 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
224 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 224 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 224 mi away
Constitution Gardens
224 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
224 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 224 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 224 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
225 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 225 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 225 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 225 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
226 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
226 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 227 mi away
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
National Historic Site 227 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 227 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 228 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 228 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 228 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 228 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
229 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 229 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 232 mi away
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
National Historical Park 234 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 235 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 237 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
238 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 238 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 241 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 248 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 252 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 255 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 256 mi away
Ninety Six National Historic Site
National Historic Site 256 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 256 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 256 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 258 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 265 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 272 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 276 mi away
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
National Historical Park 279 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 283 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 285 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 296 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 300 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 304 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
305 mi away
Fort Pulaski National Monument
National Monument 308 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 311 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 312 mi away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park 313 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 322 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 323 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 327 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 328 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 328 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 328 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 329 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 331 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 331 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 333 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 342 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 345 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 360 mi away
Fort Frederica National Monument
National Monument 370 mi away
Obed Wild & Scenic River
Wild & Scenic River 374 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 375 mi away
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 380 mi away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
National River & Recreation Area 380 mi away
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
National Historical Park 381 mi away
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National Monument 390 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
National Historical Park 390 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 393 mi away
Cumberland Island National Seashore
National Seashore 393 mi away
Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument 396 mi away
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 397 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 397 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 399 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
401 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 402 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 402 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 403 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 403 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 404 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 404 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 405 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 405 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 406 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 406 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 407 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 411 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 412 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 412 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 412 mi away
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
Ecological & Historic Preserve 418 mi away
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
National Military Park 418 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 420 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 426 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 430 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 430 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 430 mi away
Andersonville National Historic Site
National Historic Site 431 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 435 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 438 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 439 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Wilson
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