National Parks Near Kent, Ohio
176 national parks within 8 hours · 4 within 2 hours
4
Within 2 Hours
13
Within 4 Hours
142
Within 8 Hours
176
Total Parks
Kent, Ohio is an excellent home base for exploring some of America's most treasured national parks. Whether you're a history enthusiast, nature lover, or outdoor adventurer, you'll find remarkable destinations within easy driving distance. The area boasts access to 176 national parks within an eight-hour radius, with 13 parks reachable in just four hours or less. Your closest option is the stunning Cuyahoga Valley National Park, located just 13 miles away, offering scenic trails, waterfalls, and the picturesque Ohio & Erie Canal towpath. For those interested in American history, the First Ladies National Historic Site is only 24 miles away, while the James A Garfield National Historic Site sits 36 miles south. These nearby parks make Kent an ideal launching point for weekend getaways and day trips without requiring extensive travel time.
Planning a national park visit from Kent is straightforward and flexible depending on your schedule. For a quick day trip, head to Cuyahoga Valley National Park to experience its 125 miles of trails and natural beauty in just a few hours. If you have more time, consider a weekend adventure combining the closer parks—perhaps starting with the First Ladies National Historic Site in the morning before exploring another nearby destination in the afternoon. When planning your itinerary, check each park's website for seasonal hours, any entrance fees, and current conditions. Pack accordingly for Ohio's weather, bring plenty of water for hiking, and consider visiting during weekdays or early mornings for a less crowded experience. With so many parks nearby, you can easily customize your adventure based on your interests and available time.
Map of Parks Near Kent
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River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 117 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 121 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 131 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 146 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 150 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 154 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 156 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 166 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 172 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 176 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 204 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 217 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 219 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 223 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 227 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 228 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 229 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 230 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 235 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 236 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 239 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 243 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 245 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 248 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 259 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 263 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 263 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 263 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 264 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
265 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 269 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 269 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 269 mi away
Green Springs
273 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 274 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
274 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 275 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 275 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
276 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
276 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 276 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
276 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
276 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
276 mi away
World War I Memorial
277 mi away
World War II Memorial
277 mi away
Washington Monument
277 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
277 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
277 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
277 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
277 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
277 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
277 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
277 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
277 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 277 mi away
Constitution Gardens
277 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 277 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 278 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 278 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 279 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 279 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
279 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
280 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
280 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 280 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 280 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 280 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
281 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
281 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 282 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 282 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 284 mi away
Harmony Hall
284 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 284 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 285 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 286 mi away
Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument 289 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 292 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 292 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 294 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 296 mi away
Indiana Dunes National Park
National Park 299 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
299 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 299 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 300 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 312 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 318 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 318 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 325 mi away
Pullman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 326 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 330 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 334 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 334 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 334 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 334 mi away
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National Monument 335 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 335 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 336 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 337 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 337 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 337 mi away
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
National Historical Park 337 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 338 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 344 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 349 mi away
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
National Lakeshore 352 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 354 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 356 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 357 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 363 mi away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
National River & Recreation Area 365 mi away
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
National Memorial 366 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 367 mi away
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
National Historical Park 369 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 371 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 372 mi away
Mammoth Cave National Park
National Park 374 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 375 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 376 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
376 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 383 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
383 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 383 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 385 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 385 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 385 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 385 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 385 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 386 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 386 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 386 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 387 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 387 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 387 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 389 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 389 mi away
Obed Wild & Scenic River
Wild & Scenic River 390 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 391 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 391 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 393 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 394 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 394 mi away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park 401 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 403 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 409 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 410 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 411 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 411 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 415 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 415 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 416 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 416 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 430 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 437 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Kent
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