National Parks Near Hartford, Connecticut
159 national parks within 8 hours · 43 within 2 hours
43
Within 2 Hours
21
Within 4 Hours
89
Within 8 Hours
159
Total Parks
Hartford, Connecticut is an excellent base for exploring America's remarkable system of national parks and historic sites. With 159 national parks and protected areas within an eight-hour drive, you'll find no shortage of inspiring destinations to visit. Whether you're interested in military history, scenic trails, or artistic heritage, the region offers diverse experiences for every type of traveler. The closest national park to Hartford is Springfield Armory National Historic Site, located just 24 miles away in Massachusetts, where you can explore the fascinating history of American firearms and military innovation. For those seeking outdoor adventure, the New England National Scenic Trail lies 37 miles away, offering stunning hiking opportunities through pristine natural landscapes. If you prefer cultural and artistic experiences, Weir Farm National Historical Park in Connecticut is only 53 miles distant, showcasing the home and studio of American impressionist painter Julian Alden Weir.
Planning a visit to these nearby national parks is straightforward and convenient from Hartford. For a quick day trip, Springfield Armory makes an ideal choice given its proximity, requiring only about 45 minutes of driving and offering two to four hours of exploration depending on your interest level. For a more immersive weekend getaway, consider visiting multiple sites by planning a scenic route that combines parks in the same direction. Most of these parks are easily accessible via major highways, and many offer free or low-cost admission. Before heading out, check individual park websites for current hours, any seasonal closures, and whether reservations are needed for ranger-led programs. Bringing a map or downloading offline park information ensures you make the most of your visit, especially if you're exploring less-developed historic sites that may have limited visitor facilities.
Map of Parks Near Hartford
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Hartford
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 24 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 37 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 53 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 55 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 63 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 64 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 65 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 66 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 67 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 67 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 68 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 73 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 74 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 76 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 85 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 85 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 88 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 90 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 90 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 91 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 92 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 92 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 93 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 93 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 93 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 94 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 97 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 97 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 98 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 98 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 99 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 99 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 99 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 100 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 101 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 101 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 102 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 102 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 103 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
104 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 105 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 105 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 106 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 118 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 121 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 122 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 125 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 129 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 136 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 153 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 156 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 162 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 162 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 173 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 179 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 180 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 180 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 180 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 184 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 194 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
199 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 201 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 213 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 217 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 221 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 225 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 258 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 261 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 268 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 268 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 273 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 276 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
278 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 278 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 289 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 290 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 290 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 290 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 293 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 293 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 298 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
299 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
300 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 301 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
301 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 301 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 302 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 302 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
302 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 302 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
302 mi away
World War I Memorial
303 mi away
Washington Monument
303 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
303 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
303 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
303 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
303 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 303 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 303 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 303 mi away
World War II Memorial
304 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
304 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
304 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
304 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
304 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
304 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
304 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
304 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 304 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
304 mi away
Constitution Gardens
304 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 304 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 305 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
305 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
306 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 307 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 308 mi away
Harmony Hall
309 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 309 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 309 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
310 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 312 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 312 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 314 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 315 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 320 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 321 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 326 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 327 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 332 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 332 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 333 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 345 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 349 mi away
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
National Monument 351 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 352 mi away
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
International Park 359 mi away
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
International Historic Site 362 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 374 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 377 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 379 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 380 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 381 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 382 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 384 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 386 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 386 mi away
Green Springs
389 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 403 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 406 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 428 mi away
Maine Acadian Culture
429 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 435 mi away
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