National Parks Near Arnold, Maryland
182 national parks within 8 hours · 73 within 2 hours
73
Within 2 Hours
43
Within 4 Hours
57
Within 8 Hours
182
Total Parks
Arnold, Maryland is an ideal home base for exploring some of America's most significant national parks and historic sites. Located in Anne Arundel County, this convenient location puts you within striking distance of 182 national parks across an eight-hour radius, with 73 parks accessible within just two hours of driving. The closest outdoor treasure is the stunning Chesapeake Bay, a mere five miles away, where you can experience one of the East Coast's most important ecosystems and recreation areas. Just as close at five miles is the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, perfect for water-based adventures and learning about colonial American history. If you're willing to drive just a bit further, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine awaits at 16 miles, famous as the inspiration for "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812, while the related Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is only 18 miles away.
Planning a park visit from Arnold is wonderfully straightforward whether you're looking for a quick day trip or a longer weekend adventure. For a leisurely day excursion, head to Chesapeake Bay or the Captain John Smith trail to enjoy nature and history without extensive travel time. If you have a full weekend, you can comfortably explore multiple parks by visiting Fort McHenry in the morning, then venturing to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, just 19 miles away, to enjoy its scenic drives and historic vistas. We recommend checking park websites for seasonal hours, any entrance fees, and special programs before your visit, and consider visiting during weekday mornings to avoid crowds. With such remarkable variety and accessibility right from your doorstep, Arnold serves as the perfect launching point for unforgettable national park experiences.
Map of Parks Near Arnold
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Chesapeake Bay
5 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 5 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 16 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 18 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 19 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 22 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
26 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 26 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
27 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 28 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
29 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 29 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
29 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
29 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 29 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 30 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
30 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
30 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 30 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 30 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 30 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 30 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
30 mi away
World War I Memorial
31 mi away
World War II Memorial
31 mi away
Washington Monument
31 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
31 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
31 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
31 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
31 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
31 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
31 mi away
Constitution Gardens
31 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
32 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
32 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
32 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
32 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
33 mi away
Harmony Hall
34 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 34 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 35 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 35 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 35 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 37 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 39 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 40 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 41 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
42 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 45 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 46 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 53 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 55 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 57 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 58 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 63 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 66 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 66 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 67 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 69 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 73 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 74 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 74 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 88 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 89 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 92 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 94 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 95 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 95 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 95 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 96 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 96 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 97 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
101 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 113 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 114 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 115 mi away
Green Springs
115 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 116 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 117 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 124 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 126 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 126 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 128 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 139 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 140 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 146 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 146 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 149 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 151 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 158 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 166 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 169 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 170 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 170 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
172 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 173 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 173 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 173 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 173 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 174 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 175 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 175 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 175 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 176 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 177 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 177 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 178 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 182 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 182 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 190 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 191 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 197 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 204 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 214 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 218 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 219 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 221 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 222 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 232 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 232 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 233 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 250 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 255 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 257 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 260 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 264 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 267 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 268 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 272 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 272 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 285 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 292 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 293 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 293 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 294 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 295 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 306 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 309 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 311 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 313 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 321 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 329 mi away
Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Battlefield 329 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 333 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 344 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 353 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 360 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 361 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 362 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 363 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 363 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 365 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 366 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 368 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 368 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 372 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 375 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 378 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 378 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 379 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 381 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 381 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 393 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 398 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 398 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 400 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 407 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 409 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 412 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 419 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 423 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 430 mi away
Congaree National Park
National Park 433 mi away
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