NPS Sites Near Portland
Several National Park Service units operate within 150 miles of Portland. The closest is the McLoughlin House in Oregon City, approximately 10.5 miles away, which recorded over 1 million annual recreation visits. The Lewis and Clark National Historical Park near Astoria, about 80.6 miles distant, attracted roughly 244,000 visitors annually. Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, situated 92.8 miles away, is the region's most visited unit with over 1.6 million annual recreation visits. The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in central Oregon, located 134.1 miles away, received approximately 131,000 annual visits.
These four sites represent the primary National Park Service resources accessible to Portland-area residents and visitors within a convenient driving radius. Together they encompass a diverse range of resources, including historic houses, cultural landscapes, volcanic terrain, and paleontological features. Each unit operates under NPS management standards and offers opportunities for recreation, education, and resource preservation.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Fova Unit: Mcloughlin House NPS Unit · 10.5 mi | 1,071,161 (2025) |
| Lewis and Clark NPS Unit · 80.6 mi | 244,195 (2025) |
| Mount Rainier National Park · 92.8 mi | 1,635,342 (2025) |
| John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · 134.1 mi | 131,119 (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.