Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park is a national historical park run by the National Park Service in James City County, Virginia. It is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Current notices posted by the managing agency. Checked Oct. 5, 2026.
- Closure: Rehabilitation of Colonial Parkway Continues Construction on the Colonial Parkway is affecting travel in many sections. Please follow all detour and caution signs. Additional information can be found at the link below. Since March 6, 2026.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Colonial National Historical Park on the managing agency's own page.
Colonial National Historical Park map
Colonial National Historical Park 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
- Entrance costs $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Colonial National Historical Park costs $45. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.
- Colonial National Historical Park is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Fees, passes, and hours
Entrance costs $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Colonial National Historical Park costs $45. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.
Colonial National Historical Park is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Scotland, 2.8 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
What to see
- Historic siteNational Historical ParkNPS unit designation
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Colonial National Historical Park
- State parkMachicomoco State Park is 2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkChippokes State Park is 3 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)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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