Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 135 units within 8 hours

National Park System units within a drive of Hartford

Hartford has 21 national park sites within an estimated two hours' drive, the fifth highest count among the 50 largest metros, with another 114 between two and eight hours. The closest is Coltsville National Historical Park, about 10 minutes by road from the metro's Census centroid. The metro is the Hartford area as the Census Bureau defines it, home to 1,169,048 people in the 2024 estimates.

Each drive time is an estimate made from the straight-line distance between the metro's Census centroid and the unit's listed coordinates, multiplied by 1.25 for roads and divided by 55 mph, so a real trip will often take longer.

Metro centroid Free to enter Charges an entrance fee

Under 2 hours

Unit	Est. drive	Entry	2025 visits	Campgrounds
Coltsville National Historical Park National Historical Park · CT	0.2 h	Free	no count	0
Springfield Armory National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	0.7 h	Free	13,934	0
New England National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail · MA, CT	0.9 h	Free	no count	0
Roger Williams National Memorial National Memorial · RI	1.3 h	Free	38,959	0
Weir Farm National Historical Park National Historical Park · CT	1.3 h	Free	30,339	0
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park National Historical Park · RI, MA	1.4 h	Free	no count	0
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site National Historic Site · RI	1.5 h	Free	no count	0
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	1.6 h	Free	13,586	0
Fire Island National Seashore National Seashore · NY	1.6 h	Free	305,520	2
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	1.6 h	Fee	101,927	0
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	1.6 h	Fee	295,040	0
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	1.7 h	Free	15,807	0
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	1.7 h	Free	122,124	0
Thomas Cole National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	1.8 h	Free	no count	0
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	1.9 h	Free	7,240	0
Minute Man National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	1.9 h	Free	993,124	0
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	1.9 h	Free	16,089	0
Adams National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	2 h	Fee	48,726	0
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	2 h	Free	9,664	0
Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	2 h	Free	54,912	0
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	2 h	Free	8,853	0

2 to 4 hours

Unit	Est. drive	Entry	2025 visits	Campgrounds
Boston African American National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	2 h	Free	365,864	0
Boston National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	2 h	Free	2,383,812	0
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · MA	2.1 h	Free	4,276	0
Hamilton Grange National Memorial National Memorial · NY	2.1 h	Free	97,253	0
Lowell National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	2.1 h	Free	102,540	0
General Grant National Memorial National Memorial · NY	2.2 h	Free	63,152	0
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	2.2 h	Free	51,495	0
African Burial Ground National Monument National Monument · NY	2.3 h	Free	32,465	0
Castle Clinton National Monument National Monument · NY	2.3 h	Free	3,656,350	0
Federal Hall National Memorial National Memorial · NY	2.3 h	Free	66,223	0
Governors Island National Monument National Monument · NY	2.3 h	Free	52,200	0
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	2.3 h	Free	no count	0
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park National Historical Park · NJ	2.3 h	Free	189,721	0
Salem Maritime National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	2.3 h	Free	569,839	0
Stonewall National Monument National Monument · NY	2.3 h	Free	298,077	0
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	2.3 h	Free	26,864	0
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument · NJ, NY	2.4 h	Free	no count	0
Gateway National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · NY, NJ	2.4 h	Free	7,696,939	2
National Parks of New York Harbor Related Area · NY	2.4 h	Free	no count	0
Saratoga National Historical Park National Historical Park · NY	2.4 h	Free	119,249	0
Statue Of Liberty National Monument National Monument · NY	2.4 h	Free	3,538,231	0
Thomas Edison National Historical Park National Historical Park · NJ	2.5 h	Fee	22,370	0
Morristown National Historical Park National Historical Park · NJ	2.8 h	Free	183,001	0
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park National Historical Park · NH	2.9 h	Fee	28,451	0
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River Scenic & Recreational River · NY, PA	2.9 h	Free	380,245	0
Cape Cod National Seashore National Seashore · MA	3 h	Fee	3,682,771	0
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · NJ, PA	3 h	Fee	3,986,709	6
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park National Historical Park · VT	3.1 h	Free	77,524	0
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River National Wild and Scenic River · PA, NJ	3.5 h	Free	no count	0
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve National Reserve · NJ	3.7 h	Free	no count	0
Steamtown National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	3.7 h	Free	60,844	0
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC	3.7 h	Free	no count	0

4 to 8 hours

Unit	Est. drive	Entry	2025 visits	Campgrounds
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	4.1 h	Free	no count	0
Fort Stanwix National Monument National Monument · NY	4.1 h	Free	77,507	0
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	4.1 h	Free	no count	0
Independence National Historical Park National Historical Park · PA	4.1 h	Free	1,926,580	0
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial National Memorial · PA	4.1 h	Free	1,664	0
Valley Forge National Historical Park National Historical Park · PA	4.3 h	Free	1,819,086	0
Great Egg Harbor River Park Unit · NJ	4.5 h	Free	no count	0
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	4.5 h	Free	45,897	0
First State National Historical Park National Historical Park · DE, PA	4.6 h	Free	200,173	0
Appalachian National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail · CT, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV	5 h	Free	6,215,118	0
Frances Perkins National Monument National Monument · ME	5 h	Free	no count	0
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park National Historical Park · NY	5 h	Free	941	0
Women's Rights National Historical Park National Historical Park · NY	5.3 h	Free	27,346	0
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument National Monument · PA	6 h	Free	no count	0
Hampton National Historic Site National Historic Site · MD	6 h	Free	48,158	0
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine National Monument and Historic Shrine · MD	6.1 h	Fee	283,027	0
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · MD, VA, DC	6.1 h	Free	no count	0
Gettysburg National Military Park National Military Park · PA	6.3 h	Free	730,398	0
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · VA, MD, DE, DC, PA, NY	6.4 h	Free	no count	0
Chesapeake Bay Related Area · DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV	6.4 h	Free	no count	0
Eisenhower National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	6.4 h	Free	75,328	0
Acadia National Park National Park · ME	6.5 h	Fee	4,079,318	4
Assateague Island National Seashore National Seashore · MD, VA	6.6 h	Fee	2,325,195	11
Baltimore-Washington Parkway Parkway · MD	6.6 h	Free	no count	0
Catoctin Mountain Park Park · MD	6.7 h	Free	460,857	6
Greenbelt Park Park · MD	6.7 h	Free	130,314	1
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park National Historical Park · MD	6.7 h	Free	15,348	0
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens Part of National Capital Parks-East · DC	6.8 h	Free	no count	0
Monocacy National Battlefield National Battlefield · MD	6.8 h	Free	116,902	0
African American Civil War Memorial Part of National Mall and Memorial Parks · DC	6.9 h	Free	no count	0
Anacostia Park Park · DC	6.9 h	Free	no count	0
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument National Monument · DC	6.9 h	Free	6,514	0
Capitol Hill Parks Part of National Capital Parks-East · DC	6.9 h	Free	no count	0
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC	6.9 h	Free	20	0
Civil War Defenses of Washington Related Area · DC, MD, VA	6.9 h	Free	no count	0
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Memorial · DC	6.9 h	Free	676,062	0
Fort Dupont Park Part of National Capital Parks-East · DC	6.9 h	Free	no count	0
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC	6.9 h	Free	393,662	0
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC	6.9 h	Free	29,378	0
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC	6.9 h	Free	3,123	0
National Capital Parks-East Park Unit · DC	6.9 h	Free	no count	0
National Mall and Memorial Parks Park Unit · DC	6.9 h	Free	no count	0
Pennsylvania Avenue Park Unit · DC	6.9 h	Free	115,618	0
Rock Creek Park Park · DC	6.9 h	Free	1,865,048	0
Washington Monument Park Unit · DC	6.9 h	Free	204,489	0
The White House and President's Park Park Unit · DC	6.9 h	Free	311,213	0
World War II Memorial Park Unit · DC	6.9 h	Free	3,993,717	0
World War I Memorial Park Unit · DC	6.9 h	Free	838,999	0
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Park Unit · VA	7 h	Free	363,284	0
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park National Historical Park · DC, MD, WV	7 h	Fee	4,579,704	37
Clara Barton National Historic Site National Historic Site · MD	7 h	Free	11,309	0
Constitution Gardens Park Unit · DC	7 h	Free	no count	0
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Park Unit · DC	7 h	Free	2,832,124	0
Glen Echo Park Park · MD	7 h	Free	no count	0
Great Falls Park Park · VA	7 h	Fee	no count	0
George Washington Memorial Parkway Memorial Parkway · DC, MD, VA	7 h	Free	6,732,932	0
Korean War Veterans Memorial Park Unit · DC	7 h	Free	3,975,010	0
Lincoln Memorial Park Unit · DC	7 h	Free	7,743,295	0
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac Park Unit · DC	7 h	Free	236,042	0
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park Unit · DC	7 h	Free	2,843,263	0
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm Part of National Capital Parks-East · MD	7 h	Free	no count	0
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park Unit · DC	7 h	Free	159,828	0
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Park Unit · DC	7 h	Free	no count	0
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park Unit · DC	7 h	Free	4,848,112	0
Antietam National Battlefield National Battlefield · MD	7.1 h	Fee	161,006	0
Fort Foote Park Park · MD	7.1 h	Free	no count	0
Fort Washington Park Park · MD	7.1 h	Free	502,171	0
Harmony Hall Part of National Capital Parks-East · MD	7.1 h	Free	no count	0
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Park Unit · VA	7.1 h	Free	437,413	0
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park National Historical Park · WV, VA, MD	7.2 h	Fee	537,876	0
Piscataway Park Park · MD	7.2 h	Free	275,070	0
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail · DC, MD, PA, VA	7.2 h	Free	no count	0
Thomas Stone National Historic Site National Historic Site · MD	7.3 h	Free	4,910	0
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	7.4 h	Free	162,905	0
Manassas National Battlefield Park National Battlefield Park · VA	7.5 h	Free	473,482	0
George Washington Birthplace National Monument National Monument · VA	7.6 h	Free	72,072	0
Prince William Forest Park Park · VA	7.6 h	Fee	339,015	10
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	7.6 h	Free	26,787	0
Johnstown Flood National Memorial National Memorial · PA	7.7 h	Free	74,977	0
Flight 93 National Memorial National Memorial · PA	8 h	Free	286,079	0
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park National Military Park · VA	8 h	Free	765,991	0
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument National Monument · ME	8 h	Free	33,835	16

Metro boundaries and population from the Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; centroids from the Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer, CBSA internal points. Unit coordinates, fees, campgrounds and 2025 recreation visits from the NPS API and Visitor Use Statistics. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other metros.