National Parks Near Garfield, New Jersey
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
Garfield, New Jersey, is an excellent base for exploring America's national parks and historic sites. With an impressive 167 national parks accessible within an eight-hour drive, you'll find remarkable destinations right in your backyard. The closest park, Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, is just five miles away and features a stunning 77-foot waterfall that played a crucial role in American industrial history. If you're willing to venture just nine miles, you can visit the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, where the legendary inventor developed many of his groundbreaking creations, or explore the historic Hamilton Grange National Memorial. Even closer options like General Grant National Memorial round out an impressive collection of 38 parks within a two-hour radius, giving you countless opportunities for cultural enrichment and outdoor exploration without extensive travel.
Planning a visit to any of these parks from Garfield is straightforward and flexible. For a quick afternoon adventure, head to Paterson Great Falls just five minutes away—it's perfect for a two-hour visit combining scenic views with a bit of history. For a more comprehensive day trip, consider combining multiple sites; visiting both Thomas Edison and Hamilton Grange, both nine miles out, makes an enriching journey through American innovation and early republic history. If you're planning a weekend getaway, you'll have time to explore parks at different distances and discover the region's rich historical significance. Most parks offer free or minimal admission, and many provide guided tours and visitor centers with educational resources. Check individual park websites for seasonal hours, parking availability, and any ranger-led programs before you go. Whether you prefer quick historical walks or deeper explorations, Garfield's proximity to these nationally significant sites makes it simple to create memorable park experiences.
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Garfield
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 5 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 9 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 9 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 9 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 12 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 12 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 13 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 13 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 13 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 13 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 13 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 13 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 14 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 15 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
15 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 24 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 24 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 32 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 43 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 47 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 57 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 59 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 62 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 62 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 64 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 67 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 70 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 73 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 84 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 84 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 85 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 85 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 89 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 89 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 94 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 99 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 105 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 105 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
113 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 116 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 119 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 126 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 127 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 148 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 151 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 155 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 157 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 165 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 168 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 172 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 172 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 174 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 175 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 180 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 181 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 182 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
182 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 182 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 183 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 185 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 186 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 186 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 187 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 188 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 189 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 189 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 191 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 194 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 194 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 196 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 197 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 198 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 199 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 201 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 202 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 203 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
203 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
204 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
204 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 204 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 205 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
205 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 205 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 206 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 206 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 206 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
206 mi away
World War I Memorial
207 mi away
Washington Monument
207 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
207 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
207 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
207 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
207 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 207 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 207 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 207 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 207 mi away
World War II Memorial
208 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
208 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
208 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
208 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
208 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
208 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
208 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
208 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 208 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
208 mi away
Constitution Gardens
208 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 208 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 209 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
209 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
210 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 211 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 212 mi away
Harmony Hall
213 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 213 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
214 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 215 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 216 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 217 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 218 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 220 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 223 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 225 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 231 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 236 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 236 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 238 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 247 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 253 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 257 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 258 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 282 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 283 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 284 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 286 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 290 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 291 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 291 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 291 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 292 mi away
Green Springs
293 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 298 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 312 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 316 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 317 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 346 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 349 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 353 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 380 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 380 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 385 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 387 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 390 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 398 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 411 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 423 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 433 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 436 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Garfield
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