New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 148 units within 8 hours

National Park System units within a drive of New York

New York has 27 national park sites within an estimated two hours' drive, the third highest count among the 50 largest metros, with another 121 between two and eight hours. The closest is African Burial Ground National Monument, about 10 minutes by road from the metro's Census centroid. The metro is the New York area as the Census Bureau defines it, home to 19,940,274 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
African Burial Ground National Monument National Monument · NY	0.2 h	Free	32,465	0
Federal Hall National Memorial National Memorial · NY	0.2 h	Free	66,223	0
General Grant National Memorial National Memorial · NY	0.2 h	Free	63,152	0
Hamilton Grange National Memorial National Memorial · NY	0.2 h	Free	97,253	0
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	0.2 h	Free	no count	0
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	0.2 h	Free	8,853	0
Stonewall National Monument National Monument · NY	0.2 h	Free	298,077	0
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	0.2 h	Free	26,864	0
Castle Clinton National Monument National Monument · NY	0.3 h	Free	3,656,350	0
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument · NJ, NY	0.3 h	Free	no count	0
Gateway National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · NY, NJ	0.3 h	Free	7,696,939	2
Governors Island National Monument National Monument · NY	0.3 h	Free	52,200	0
National Parks of New York Harbor Related Area · NY	0.3 h	Free	no count	0
Statue Of Liberty National Monument National Monument · NY	0.3 h	Free	3,538,231	0
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	0.4 h	Free	122,124	0
Thomas Edison National Historical Park National Historical Park · NJ	0.5 h	Fee	22,370	0
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park National Historical Park · NJ	0.5 h	Free	189,721	0
Morristown National Historical Park National Historical Park · NJ	0.9 h	Free	183,001	0
Weir Farm National Historical Park National Historical Park · CT	0.9 h	Free	30,339	0
Fire Island National Seashore National Seashore · NY	1 h	Free	305,520	2
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · NJ, PA	1.5 h	Fee	3,986,709	6
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River National Wild and Scenic River · PA, NJ	1.5 h	Free	no count	0
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	1.6 h	Free	13,586	0
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	1.6 h	Fee	101,927	0
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve National Reserve · NJ	1.6 h	Free	no count	0
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC	1.6 h	Free	no count	0
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	1.7 h	Fee	295,040	0

2 to 4 hours

Unit	Est. drive	Entry	2025 visits
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	2 h	Free	no count
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	2 h	Free	no count
Independence National Historical Park National Historical Park · PA	2 h	Free	1,926,580
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial National Memorial · PA	2 h	Free	1,664
Coltsville National Historical Park National Historical Park · CT	2.1 h	Free	no count
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River Scenic & Recreational River · NY, PA	2.1 h	Free	380,245
Valley Forge National Historical Park National Historical Park · PA	2.2 h	Free	1,819,086
Thomas Cole National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	2.3 h	Free	no count
Steamtown National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	2.4 h	Free	60,844
First State National Historical Park National Historical Park · DE, PA	2.5 h	Free	200,173
Great Egg Harbor River Park Unit · NJ	2.5 h	Free	no count
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	2.5 h	Free	45,897
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	2.6 h	Free	15,807
Springfield Armory National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	2.6 h	Free	13,934
New England National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail · MA, CT	2.9 h	Free	no count
Appalachian National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail · CT, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV	3.2 h	Free	6,215,118
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site National Historic Site · RI	3.2 h	Free	no count
Roger Williams National Memorial National Memorial · RI	3.3 h	Free	38,959
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park National Historical Park · RI, MA	3.4 h	Free	no count
Saratoga National Historical Park National Historical Park · NY	3.6 h	Free	119,249
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	3.7 h	Free	16,089
Hampton National Historic Site National Historic Site · MD	3.9 h	Free	48,158
Minute Man National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	4 h	Free	993,124

4 to 8 hours

Unit	Est. drive	Entry	2025 visits	Campgrounds
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	4 h	Free	7,240	0
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	4 h	Free	9,664	0
Adams National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	4.1 h	Fee	48,726	0
Boston African American National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	4.1 h	Free	365,864	0
Boston National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	4.1 h	Free	2,383,812	0
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument National Monument · PA	4.1 h	Free	no count	0
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine National Monument and Historic Shrine · MD	4.1 h	Fee	283,027	0
Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	4.1 h	Free	54,912	0
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · MD, VA, DC	4.1 h	Free	no count	0
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · MA	4.2 h	Free	4,276	0
Lowell National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	4.2 h	Free	102,540	0
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · VA, MD, DE, DC, PA, NY	4.3 h	Free	no count	0
Chesapeake Bay Related Area · DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV	4.3 h	Free	no count	0
Fort Stanwix National Monument National Monument · NY	4.3 h	Free	77,507	0
Gettysburg National Military Park National Military Park · PA	4.3 h	Free	730,398	0
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site National Historic Site · MA	4.3 h	Free	51,495	0
Eisenhower National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	4.4 h	Free	75,328	0
Salem Maritime National Historical Park National Historical Park · MA	4.4 h	Free	569,839	0
Baltimore-Washington Parkway Parkway · MD	4.5 h	Free	no count	0
Assateague Island National Seashore National Seashore · MD, VA	4.6 h	Fee	2,325,195	11
Greenbelt Park Park · MD	4.6 h	Free	130,314	1
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park National Historical Park · MD	4.6 h	Free	15,348	0
Catoctin Mountain Park Park · MD	4.7 h	Free	460,857	6
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park National Historical Park · NY	4.7 h	Free	941	0
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens Part of National Capital Parks-East · DC	4.7 h	Free	no count	0
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park National Historical Park · NH	4.7 h	Fee	28,451	0
African American Civil War Memorial Part of National Mall and Memorial Parks · DC	4.8 h	Free	no count	0
Anacostia Park Park · DC	4.8 h	Free	no count	0
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument National Monument · DC	4.8 h	Free	6,514	0
Cape Cod National Seashore National Seashore · MA	4.8 h	Fee	3,682,771	0
Capitol Hill Parks Part of National Capital Parks-East · DC	4.8 h	Free	no count	0
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC	4.8 h	Free	20	0
Civil War Defenses of Washington Related Area · DC, MD, VA	4.8 h	Free	no count	0
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Memorial · DC	4.8 h	Free	676,062	0
Fort Dupont Park Part of National Capital Parks-East · DC	4.8 h	Free	no count	0
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC	4.8 h	Free	393,662	0
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC	4.8 h	Free	29,378	0
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park National Historical Park · VT	4.8 h	Free	77,524	0
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site National Historic Site · DC	4.8 h	Free	3,123	0
Monocacy National Battlefield National Battlefield · MD	4.8 h	Free	116,902	0
National Capital Parks-East Park Unit · DC	4.8 h	Free	no count	0
National Mall and Memorial Parks Park Unit · DC	4.8 h	Free	no count	0
Pennsylvania Avenue Park Unit · DC	4.8 h	Free	115,618	0
Rock Creek Park Park · DC	4.8 h	Free	1,865,048	0
The White House and President's Park Park Unit · DC	4.8 h	Free	311,213	0
World War I Memorial Park Unit · DC	4.8 h	Free	838,999	0
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Park Unit · VA	4.9 h	Free	363,284	0
Clara Barton National Historic Site National Historic Site · MD	4.9 h	Free	11,309	0
Constitution Gardens Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	no count	0
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	2,832,124	0
Glen Echo Park Park · MD	4.9 h	Free	no count	0
George Washington Memorial Parkway Memorial Parkway · DC, MD, VA	4.9 h	Free	6,732,932	0
Korean War Veterans Memorial Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	3,975,010	0
Lincoln Memorial Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	7,743,295	0
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	236,042	0
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	2,843,263	0
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm Part of National Capital Parks-East · MD	4.9 h	Free	no count	0
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	159,828	0
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	no count	0
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	4,848,112	0
Washington Monument Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	204,489	0
Women's Rights National Historical Park National Historical Park · NY	4.9 h	Free	27,346	0
World War II Memorial Park Unit · DC	4.9 h	Free	3,993,717	0
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park National Historical Park · DC, MD, WV	5 h	Fee	4,579,704	37
Fort Foote Park Park · MD	5 h	Free	no count	0
Fort Washington Park Park · MD	5 h	Free	502,171	0
Great Falls Park Park · VA	5 h	Fee	no count	0
Harmony Hall Part of National Capital Parks-East · MD	5 h	Free	no count	0
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Park Unit · VA	5 h	Free	437,413	0
Antietam National Battlefield National Battlefield · MD	5.1 h	Fee	161,006	0
Piscataway Park Park · MD	5.1 h	Free	275,070	0
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail · DC, MD, PA, VA	5.1 h	Free	no count	0
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park National Historical Park · WV, VA, MD	5.2 h	Fee	537,876	0
Thomas Stone National Historic Site National Historic Site · MD	5.2 h	Free	4,910	0
Manassas National Battlefield Park National Battlefield Park · VA	5.4 h	Free	473,482	0
George Washington Birthplace National Monument National Monument · VA	5.5 h	Free	72,072	0
Prince William Forest Park Park · VA	5.5 h	Fee	339,015	10
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	5.7 h	Free	162,905	0
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park National Military Park · VA	5.9 h	Free	765,991	0
Johnstown Flood National Memorial National Memorial · PA	6 h	Free	74,977	0
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park National Historical Park · VA	6.1 h	Free	no count	0
Flight 93 National Memorial National Memorial · PA	6.2 h	Free	286,079	0
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park Part of Colonial National Historical Park · VA	6.4 h	Fee	no count	0
Colonial National Historical Park National Historical Park · VA	6.5 h	Fee	1,582,994	0
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park Part of Colonial National Historical Park · VA	6.6 h	Free	no count	0
Fort Monroe National Monument National Monument · VA	6.6 h	Free	no count	1
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park Part of Colonial National Historical Park · VA	6.6 h	Fee	no count	0
Richmond National Battlefield Park National Battlefield Park · VA	6.6 h	Free	149,545	0
Shenandoah National Park National Park · VA	6.6 h	Fee	1,682,152	4
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site National Historic Site · VA	6.7 h	Free	4,657	0
Green Springs Affiliated Area · VA	6.8 h	Free	no count	0
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site National Historic Site · NY	6.8 h	Free	26,787	0
Fort Necessity National Battlefield National Battlefield · PA	7.1 h	Free	225,783	0
Frances Perkins National Monument National Monument · ME	7.1 h	Free	no count	0
Petersburg National Battlefield National Battlefield · VA	7.1 h	Free	494,358	0
Friendship Hill National Historic Site National Historic Site · PA	7.5 h	Free	18,080	0
Wright Brothers National Memorial National Memorial · NC	7.8 h	Fee	341,576	0
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site National Historic Site · NC	7.9 h	Free	266,775	0

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.