Home / States National parks in Virginia Virginia has 1 national park and 16 other busy National Park System sites in this guide. The best months below balance mild weather and crowds.
Park Best months Busiest July high / January low °F Visitors a year Shenandoah National Park Apr, Oct and Nov Oct 85° / 23° 1,659,000 Blue Ridge Parkway Jun and Oct Jul 84° / 22° 16,675,000 George Washington Memorial Parkway Apr and Nov Jul 90° / 30° 6,969,000 Assateague Island National Seashore Apr, May and Nov Jul 86° / 31° 2,320,000 Colonial National Historical Park Mar, Apr and Nov Apr 88° / 31° 2,275,000 Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park Apr and Nov Apr 89° / 25° 810,000 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park May, Sep and Nov Oct 85° / 23° 764,000 Manassas National Battlefield Park Apr and Nov Apr 88° / 25° 527,000 Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Apr, Oct and Nov Aug 84° / 23° 458,000 Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Apr and Nov Jun 90° / 30° 410,000 Prince William Forest Park Apr, Oct and Nov Oct 88° / 28° 330,000 Petersburg National Battlefield Apr, Oct and Nov Aug 89° / 28° 290,000 Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac Apr and Nov Jun 90° / 30° 246,000 Theodore Roosevelt Island Apr and Nov Oct 90° / 30° 163,000 Richmond National Battlefield Park Apr, Oct and Nov Mar 90° / 29° 158,000 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Apr and Nov Apr 86° / 27° 84,000 George Washington Birthplace National Monument Mar, Apr and Nov Jul 88° / 29° 77,000
Virginia parks by month
Month Visitors, all 17 sites Sites with mild weather January 1,073,000 none February 1,416,000 none March 2,324,000 Colonial National Historical Park , George Washington Birthplace National Monument April 2,989,000 Shenandoah , George Washington Memorial Parkway , Assateague Island National Seashore , Colonial National Historical Park , Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park , Manassas National Battlefield Park , Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts , Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial , Prince William Forest Park , Petersburg National Battlefield , Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac , Theodore Roosevelt Island , Richmond National Battlefield Park , Appomattox Court House National Historical Park , George Washington Birthplace National Monument May 3,340,000 Assateague Island National Seashore , Cumberland Gap National Historical Park June 3,868,000 Blue Ridge Parkway July 4,155,000 none August 3,983,000 none September 3,448,000 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park October 3,493,000 Shenandoah , Blue Ridge Parkway , Cumberland Gap National Historical Park , Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts , Prince William Forest Park , Petersburg National Battlefield , Richmond National Battlefield Park November 2,417,000 Shenandoah , George Washington Memorial Parkway , Assateague Island National Seashore , Colonial National Historical Park , Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park , Cumberland Gap National Historical Park , Manassas National Battlefield Park , Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts , Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial , Prince William Forest Park , Petersburg National Battlefield , Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac , Theodore Roosevelt Island , Richmond National Battlefield Park , Appomattox Court House National Historical Park , George Washington Birthplace National Monument December 1,708,000 none
Weather 1991–2020 NOAA normals at each park's nearest station. Visitors National Park Service recreation visits, 2023–2025 average. Mild means an average high of 55–80°F without above-normal rain.