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18 nearby parks, towns and places to explore, ordered by straight-line distance.
17 miles northwest · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 22 miles · 40 min
Living history museum in WIlliamsburg, Virginia.
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17 miles northwest · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 23 miles · 40 min
Historic property and museum in Virginia, United States.
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20 miles southeast · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 28 miles · 50 min
Art museum in Norfolk, Virginia.
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25 miles northwest · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 33 miles · 55 min
Place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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25 miles southeast · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 35 miles · 55 min
Independent city in Virginia, United States.
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31 miles east · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 40 miles · 1 hr 5 min
State park in Virginia, USA.
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35 miles southwest · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 48 miles · 1 hr 20 min
Independent city in Virginia, United States.
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39 miles south · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 60 miles · 3 hr 10 min
Protected area in North Carolina.
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45 miles west · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 74 miles · 1 hr 40 min
Independent city in Virginia, United States.
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49 miles west · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 82 miles · 1 hr 45 min
Independent city in Virginia, United States.
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59 miles northwest · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 71 miles · 1 hr 30 min
Independent city in and capital of the U.S. state of Virginia.
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62 miles southeast · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 119 miles · 3 hr 5 min
Lighthouse in North Carolina, United States.
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79 miles northeast · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 118 miles · 3 hr
Island in Accomack County, Virginia, United States.
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96 miles southeast · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 117 miles · 2 hr 55 min
Island in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
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128 miles north · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 172 miles · 3 hr 25 min
Obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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128 miles north · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 171 miles · 3 hr 25 min
Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
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129 miles north · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 170 miles · 3 hr 25 min
Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
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129 miles north · straight-line distanceSaved road-route estimate: 171 miles · 3 hr 25 min
US national memorial in Washington, D.C.
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40 recreation areas and campgrounds within 120 miles, from Recreation.gov. Filter by what you want to do.
3 miles southeast · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary was designated as the nation's first national marine sanctuary.
HistoryRanger programs
10 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Discover what it took for the United States to be independent as you explore the site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
BikingHistory
12 miles east · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge encompasses the largest contiguous salt marsh ecosystem in the lower Chesapeake Bay.
FishingHuntingPhotographyWildlife viewing
13 miles east · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Fort Monroe's story spans from prehistory to the 2000s. Kecoughtan Indians occupied Old Point Comfort before the arrival of English colonists. The first enslaved Africans arrived in 1619.
BikingHikingHistoryWildlife viewing
15 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Walk in the steps of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas where a successful English colonization of North America began. Despite early struggles to survive, the 1607 settlement evolved into a prosperous colony.
History
24 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Chesapeake Bay (VA) National Estuarine Research Reserve features four components that are all within the York River basin--Goodwin Islands, Catlett Islands, Taskinas Creek and Sweet Hall Marsh.
BikingFishingHikingHistoryHorseback ridingHuntingObservation SitePaddling
29 miles southeast · straight-line distanceUS Army Corps of Engineers
The Dismal Swamp Canal and the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal form alternate routes along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) between the Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound.
Wildlife viewing
31 miles east · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Lying at the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge serves as one of the country's most valuable stopovers for migratory birds.
BikingBirdingBoatingFishingHikingHuntingMotor BoatNature education
31 miles east · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
The Virginia barrier island chain, including Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge, is one of only 17 sites in the United States classified as a “Wetland of International Importance.” This refuge is located on the southernmost barrier…
HuntingRanger programs
32 miles south · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is the largest intact remnant of a vast forested wetland that once covered more than one million acres of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
BirdingBoatingCampingFishingHikingHuntingMotor BoatNature education
36 miles west · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
James River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1991 to conserve fish and wildlife which are listed as endangered or threatened species, and to protect bald eagles.
BoatingEducational ProgramsFishingHuntingNature educationPaddlingPhotographyRanger programs
44 miles southeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1938 to protect and provide habitat for migratory and wintering waterfowl, or ducks, geese and swans.
BeachBikingBirdingEducational ProgramsFishingHikingHuntingNature education
45 miles northwest · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Presquile National Wildlife Refuge was officially established in 1953 for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds.
Educational ProgramsFishingHuntingPhotographyWildlife viewing
48 miles southeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Congress established the Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge on December 30, 1960, by the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929.
ArcheryBikingBirdingBoatingEducational ProgramsFishingHikingHunting
51 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
The center of Confederate manufacturing fueled a modern war, one of the South’s largest hospitals gave care to the sick and wounded, and armies battled on open fields and in miles of defensive earthworks.
HikingHistory
53 miles west · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Two hundred ninety-two days, eight offensives, over 70,000 casualties, U. S. Colored Troops, and the decline of Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia all describe the Siege of Petersburg. U.S.
BikingHiking
56 miles southeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Currituck NWR, located on the northern end of North Carolina's Outer Banks, was established in 1984 to preserve and protect the coastal barrier island ecosystem.
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68 miles north · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1996 to conserve and protect fish and wildlife resources, including endangered and threatened species and wetlands.
Educational ProgramsFishingHikingHuntingNon-Motorized BoatingPhotographyWildlife viewing
78 miles south · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Roanoke River NWR was established in 1989 to protect and enhance wooded wetlands consisting of bottomland hardwoods and swamps with high waterfowl value along the Roanoke River.
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80 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It encompasses 551 acres of land where seven generations of the Washington family lived and where George Washington was born in 1732.
FishingHistory
80 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 10 min by car (106 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
The Popes Creek Picnic Area Pavilion is located within George Washington Birthplace National Monument. The surrounding picnic grounds were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's.
BikingBoatingCampingFishingHikingHistoryHotel/Lodge/Resort Privately OwnedRanger programs
82 miles south · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
The 110,000-acre Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge conserves a rare type of wetland habitat, known as "pocosin," derived from a Native American word meaning "swamp on a hill." In 1963, Pungo NWR was established for the protection of…
ArcheryBikingBirdingBoatingEducational ProgramsFishingHikingHunting
82 miles northeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Since this site is only accessed by the public during the hunting season, it is truly a refuge for a variety of wetland and woodland birds.
Hunting
85 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 3 hr 15 min by car (162 road miles, checked October 2026)Commander, Navy Installation Command (CNIC)
Visitors eligible for reservations at this location are limited to Active Duty, Reservists, Retired Military, Unremarried Widow, Veterans and Department of Defense employees.
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85 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 3 hr 15 min by car (162 road miles, checked October 2026)Commander, Navy Installation Command (CNIC)
Visitors eligible for reservations at this location are limited to Active Duty, Reservists, Retired Military, Unremarried Widow, Veterans and Department of Defense employees.
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86 miles northeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Located on the Indigenous homelands of the Pocomoke and Occohannock people, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge protects beach, dune, marsh, and maritime forest habitats.
BeachBikingBirdingBoatingFishingHikingHistoryHorseback riding
91 miles southeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Albemarle Peninsula in eastern North Carolina. The refuge was established in 1984 to protect the rare pocosin wetlands and their associated wildlife.
BikingBirdingBoatingEducational ProgramsFishingHikingHorseback ridingHunting
101 miles northeast · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Assateague Island National Seashore is a 37-mile long barrier island on the Atlantic Coast of Maryland and Virginia.
BeachBikingBirdingCampingCanoeingClam DiggingCrabbingFishing
104 miles southeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 25 min by car (121 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Oregon Inlet Campground is the northernmost campground on Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
BoatingCamping
105 miles west · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 40 min by car (161 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
North Bend Park is located on John H. Kerr Reservoir, a 50,000-acre lake that extends 39 miles up the wooded, cove-studded shoreline of the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina.
AmphitheaterBikingBirdingBoatingCampingDisc GolfEvening ProgramsFishing
110 miles west · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 35 min by car (163 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Rudds Creek Park is located on John H. Kerr Reservoir, a 50,000-acre lake that extends 39 miles up the wooded, cove-studded shoreline of the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina.
AmphitheaterBoatingCampingEvening ProgramsFishingHikingHuntingNature education
112 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 15 min by car (143 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Cabin Camp 3 is located in Prince William Forest Park and is one of five large cabin camp facilities located in the park. Camp 3 is the only camp where visitors can rent a single cabin. There are thirteen cabins available for rent.
BackpackingBikingBirdingCampingFishingHikingHistoryPhotography
112 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 15 min by car (142 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Telegraph Picnic Pavilion is a covered pavilion with twelve picnic tables located in Prince William Forest Park, 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Washington, D.C.
BikingCampingHikingPicnickingWildlife viewing
113 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Looking for some peace and quiet? Want to get back to nature, listen to the sounds of the nocturnal world, or simplify your life? Then come experience primitive camping at Prince William Forest Park’s Chopawamsic Backcountry Area.
BackpackingBirdingCampingFishingHikingPhotographyWildernessWildlife viewing
114 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 20 min by car (144 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Prince William Forest Park is located 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., the park's land was set aside during the Great Depression.
CampingHikingRanger programs
116 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 55 min by car (179 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Fort Washington is located 15 miles (24 km) south of Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River. It is a local favorite for picnicking, recreation and historic interest.
BirdingCampingFishingGuided Interpretive WalksHikingHistoryPhotographyPicnicking
116 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 30 min by car (148 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Oak Ridge Campground is a 100-site, wooded campground located in Prince William Forest Park, 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Washington, DC.
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117 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 45 min by car (166 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Fort Hunt Park provides six picnic rental areas: Area A, Area B, Areas C1, C2, C3, and Area D. Picnic pavilions are in Area A, B, C-2 and D. Areas C-1 and C-3 are open areas with picnic tables only.
BirdingCampingGuided Interpretive WalksHikingHistoryPicnicking
117 miles west · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 50 min by car (174 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Longwood Park is located on John H. Kerr Reservoir, a 50,000-acre lake that extends 39 miles up the wooded, cove-studded shoreline of the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina.
BoatingCampingCanoeingFishingPicnickingSwimmingWildlife viewing
120 miles west · straight-line distanceAbout 3 hr by car (181 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Buffalo Park is a small day use and campground park, located on John H. Kerr Reservoir. The campground is open May 1 - September 30. The Day Use Park is open year-around.
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Recreation areas and campgrounds from Recreation.gov's directory, checked October 11, 2026. Listings are not live availability: check Recreation.gov or the managing agency for open dates, fees, reservations and conditions. Directions go to the listed coordinates, which may not be the entrance. Campground driving times: Powered by Geoapify · © OpenStreetMap contributors.
This guide includes Colonial Williamsburg, Governor's Palace, Chrysler Museum of Art, York River State Park, Chesapeake. Places are ordered by straight-line distance. Confirm visitor access, opening hours and current travel conditions before choosing a trip.
Approximately 17 miles northwest in a straight line; a saved road-route estimate is 22 miles and 40 min. This is not current traffic or a route to a verified visitor entrance. Use the named destination and confirm the appropriate entrance or transport.
Approximately 17 miles northwest in a straight line; a saved road-route estimate is 23 miles and 40 min. This is not current traffic or a route to a verified visitor entrance. Use the named destination and confirm the appropriate entrance or transport.
Approximately 20 miles southeast in a straight line; a saved road-route estimate is 28 miles and 50 min. This is not current traffic or a route to a verified visitor entrance. Use the named destination and confirm the appropriate entrance or transport.
Recreation.gov lists 16 campgrounds within 120 miles, including George Washington Birthplace National Monument Picnic Pavilion (80 miles north), Pax River Hog Point Campgrounds (85 miles north), Pax River Paradise Grove Campgrounds (85 miles north). Check Recreation.gov for current availability, seasons and reservations.