National Parks Near Brooklyn, New York
167 national parks within 8 hours · 38 within 2 hours
38
Within 2 Hours
83
Within 4 Hours
38
Within 8 Hours
167
Total Parks
Brooklyn offers an excellent launching point for exploring America's remarkable system of national parks and protected historic sites. Just minutes from the borough's vibrant neighborhoods, you'll find an impressive collection of 167 national parks accessible within an eight-hour drive, with 38 parks located within just two hours. The closest options are practically on your doorstep: the National Parks of New York Harbor sits a mere five miles away, offering stunning views and rich maritime history, while the Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site and Governors Island National Monument are equally accessible at five miles each. These nearby gems provide immediate opportunities for cultural immersion and outdoor exploration without requiring extensive travel time.
Planning a national park adventure from Brooklyn is remarkably convenient, whether you're looking for a quick day trip or an extended weekend getaway. For those with limited time, the 38 parks within a two-hour radius make perfect day-trip destinations—you can easily spend a morning exploring Federal Hall National Memorial or Castle Clinton National Monument in lower Manhattan, returning to Brooklyn by evening. If you're willing to venture further, the 83 parks within four hours open up opportunities for overnight trips to destinations throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. We recommend checking weather conditions, confirming visitor hours, and parking availability before heading out, especially for closer parks that can attract significant foot traffic. By using Brooklyn as your base, you'll enjoy convenient access to some of the country's most historically significant and naturally beautiful protected spaces while maintaining all the comfort and amenities of the city.
Map of Parks Near Brooklyn
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Brooklyn
National Parks of New York Harbor
5 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 5 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 5 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 5 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 5 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 5 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 6 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 6 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 6 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 6 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 6 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 11 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 12 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 18 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 18 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 22 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 29 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 32 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 49 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 50 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 57 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 61 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 61 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 62 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 77 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 77 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 79 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 79 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 80 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 80 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 80 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 87 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 90 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 100 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
100 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 102 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 104 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 109 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 119 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 123 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 131 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 132 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 135 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 149 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 155 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 158 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 163 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 163 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 169 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 169 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 172 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 173 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
178 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 178 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 183 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 185 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 185 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 186 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 187 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 188 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 189 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 190 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 191 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 191 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 191 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 192 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 193 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 193 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 194 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 194 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 197 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 198 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
199 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
201 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
201 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 202 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
202 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 202 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
203 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
203 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 203 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 203 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 203 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 203 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 203 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 203 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 203 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
203 mi away
World War I Memorial
204 mi away
World War II Memorial
204 mi away
Washington Monument
204 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
204 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
204 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 204 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
204 mi away
Constitution Gardens
204 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
205 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
205 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
205 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
205 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
205 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
205 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 205 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
205 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 205 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 206 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 206 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
206 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
207 mi away
Harmony Hall
209 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 209 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 209 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 209 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
212 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 212 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 213 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 214 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 215 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 216 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 216 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 219 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 220 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 221 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 221 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 229 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 232 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 232 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 243 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 248 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 254 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 257 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 264 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 274 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 277 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 280 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 281 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 282 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 283 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 283 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 284 mi away
Green Springs
290 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 298 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 303 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 305 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 321 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 323 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 333 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 340 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 345 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 373 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 389 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 389 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 391 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 395 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 400 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 412 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 423 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 423 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 433 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Brooklyn
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