Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail is a National Park Service unit that spans Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia: about 260 acres of it are in Gloucester County, Virginia. There is no entrance fee. It is open 24 hours a day.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail on the managing agency's own page.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail map
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for VA, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Partly. About 260 acres of Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail are in Virginia (measured from the park's boundary map); the rest is in Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and New York.
- Yes. Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail has no entrance fee.
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail is open 24 hours a day.
Fees, passes, and hours
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail has no entrance fee.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail is open 24 hours a day.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Gloucester Courthouse, 6.9 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
- State parkYork River State Park is 1.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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