NPS Sites Near Cleveland
Five National Park Service units operate within 150 miles of Cleveland. The nearest is the James A. Garfield National Historic Site, located 4.1 miles away, which received 34,298 visits in the most recent reporting year. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, situated 29.3 miles south, is the region's most visited unit with 3,025,325 annual recreation visits. Further south, the First Ladies' National Historic Site in Canton draws 8,482 visits annually.
Two additional sites lie at the region's outer range. Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, located 71.3 miles north on Lake Erie, recorded 124,327 annual visits. The River Raisin National Battlefield Park, 101.7 miles southwest near Monroe, Michigan, attracted 133,643 visits. These five units span historic homes, natural landscapes, and Civil War–era battlefields across northern Ohio and southeastern Michigan.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| James A. Garfield National Historic Site · 4.1 mi | 34,298 (2025) |
| Cuyahoga Valley National Park · 29.3 mi | 3,025,325 (2025) |
| First Ladies' National Historic Site · 60.2 mi | 8,482 (2025) |
| Perry’S Victory And International Peace Memorial National Memorial · 71.3 mi | 124,327 (2025) |
| River Raisin National Battlefield Park · 101.7 mi | 133,643 (2025) |
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Nearby-NPS units and their annual recreation visits are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package (haversine match within 150 mi of the city centroid), verified June 2026. Null visitation renders as “n/a”, never 0. How we compile this.