NPS Sites Near Seattle
Five National Park Service units lie within 150 miles of Seattle. Mount Rainier National Park, located 44 miles away, is the closest and most visited, recording over 1.6 million annual recreation visits. Ross Lake National Recreation Area, 94.6 miles northeast, received approximately 1.17 million visits. San Juan Island National Historical Park, 91.3 miles away, attracted roughly 421,000 visitors annually, while North Cascades National Park, 88.6 miles distant, recorded nearly 47,000 visits.
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, situated 63.7 miles from Seattle, represents an additional regional option. The National Park Service publishes no aggregate visitation figure for this unit. These five sites collectively offer diverse experiences ranging from volcanic landscapes and high alpine terrain to maritime heritage and island ecosystems, all accessible by vehicle from the Seattle metropolitan area.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Mount Rainier National Park · 44.0 mi | 1,635,342 (2025) |
| Ebey'S Landing National Historical Reserve Other NPS Unit · 63.7 mi | n/a |
| North Cascades National Park · 88.6 mi | 46,925 (2025) |
| San Juan Island National Historical Park · 91.3 mi | 420,922 (2025) |
| Ross Lake National Recreation Area · 94.6 mi | 1,173,028 (2025) |
| Olympic National Park · 100.9 mi | 3,584,187 (2025) |
| Lewis and Clark NPS Unit · 137.3 mi | 244,195 (2025) |
| Fova Unit: Mcloughlin House NPS Unit · 143.2 mi | 1,071,161 (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.