National Parks Near Altoona, Pennsylvania
185 national parks within 8 hours · 15 within 2 hours
15
Within 2 Hours
82
Within 4 Hours
79
Within 8 Hours
185
Total Parks
Altoona, Pennsylvania is an excellent home base for exploring America's protected natural and historical treasures. The central Pennsylvania location puts visitors within striking distance of an impressive collection of national parks and monuments, with 15 parks accessible within just two hours and an astounding 185 total parks within an eight-hour drive. Whether you're a history enthusiast, outdoor lover, or casual tourist, you'll find remarkable destinations nearby. Start with the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, just 11 miles away, where you can explore the engineering marvel that once connected Pennsylvania's canal systems. Just a bit further out at 23 miles lies the sobering and important Johnstown Flood National Memorial, documenting one of America's deadliest disasters. Those willing to drive 40 miles southwest can visit the Flight 93 National Memorial, a deeply moving tribute to the passengers and crew who heroically resisted terrorists on September 11, 2001.
Planning a national park adventure from Altoona is wonderfully convenient, whether you have a few hours or a full weekend. For a quick half-day excursion, the nearby Allegheny Portage Railroad site offers historical exhibits and scenic views without requiring extensive travel time. If you have a full day, consider combining two closer parks—perhaps the Allegheny Portage Railroad and Johnstown Flood National Memorial—to maximize your experience while minimizing drive time. For a weekend trip, you can venture to the more distant parks like Flight 93 National Memorial or even Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland, which sits 77 miles away and offers beautiful hiking and mountain scenery. We recommend checking each park's website before visiting to confirm hours, admission policies, and any seasonal closures, then pack accordingly for Pennsylvania's variable weather conditions.
Map of Parks Near Altoona
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 11 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 23 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 40 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 68 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 77 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 78 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 78 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 79 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 80 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 89 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 95 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 95 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 104 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 104 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 105 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 121 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 122 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 122 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
124 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 126 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 126 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 126 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 126 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 127 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 129 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 129 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
129 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 131 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
132 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 132 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 132 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 132 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
132 mi away
World War I Memorial
133 mi away
World War II Memorial
133 mi away
Washington Monument
133 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
133 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
133 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
133 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
133 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
133 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
133 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
133 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 133 mi away
Constitution Gardens
133 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
133 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
134 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
134 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
134 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 134 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 134 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
135 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
135 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
136 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 136 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 136 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
137 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 139 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
139 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 140 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 141 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 143 mi away
Harmony Hall
143 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 144 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 144 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
147 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 147 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 155 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 155 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 157 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 157 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 158 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 161 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 167 mi away
Green Springs
171 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 173 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 174 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 176 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 176 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 176 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 176 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 178 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 180 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 185 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 186 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 186 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 189 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 191 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 192 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 203 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 203 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 211 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 211 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
215 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 217 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 217 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 219 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 223 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 229 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 229 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
229 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 229 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 230 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 230 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 231 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 231 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 231 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 232 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 232 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 234 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 234 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 235 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 235 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 239 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 240 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 241 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 243 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 245 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 245 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 246 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 246 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 248 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 249 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 249 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 250 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 258 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 261 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 264 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 264 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 266 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 275 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 276 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 279 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 284 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 295 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 300 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 301 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 305 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 312 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 322 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 328 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 338 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 344 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 348 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 370 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 372 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 375 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 376 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 377 mi away
Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument 381 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 383 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 385 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 389 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 391 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 395 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 397 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 397 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 398 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 398 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 401 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 401 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 402 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 405 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 405 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 406 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 406 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 407 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 408 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 413 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 415 mi away
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National Monument 416 mi away
Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Battlefield 418 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 424 mi away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
National River & Recreation Area 436 mi away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park 438 mi away
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
National Historical Park 439 mi away
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