NPS Sites Near Orlando

Within 150 miles of Orlando, Florida, five National Park Service units offer diverse recreational and historical opportunities. Canaveral National Seashore, the closest at approximately 45 miles east, attracted nearly 2.5 million annual visits and features sandy beaches, lagoons, and wildlife viewing. Fort Matanzas National Monument lies 88 miles south and received over 653,000 visits annually, preserving a Spanish colonial fort on Anastasia Island. Farther south, De Soto National Memorial, located 101 miles away, commemorates the 16th-century Spanish explorer's expedition and recorded approximately 124,000 annual visits.

Also within the 150-mile radius are two additional historical monuments in the St. Augustine area. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, 101 miles south, is a Spanish colonial fort that welcomed nearly 600,000 visitors per year. Fort Caroline National Memorial, the most distant at 135 miles northeast, documented over 369,000 annual visits and preserves the site of a French colonial settlement attempt. These units span natural seashore environments and significant American and colonial heritage sites.

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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.