National Parks Near Kingston, New York

164 national parks within 8 hours  ·  32 within 2 hours

32
Within 2 Hours
34
Within 4 Hours
90
Within 8 Hours
164
Total Parks

Kingston, New York is an exceptional base for exploring America's national parks and historic sites. Located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, this charming riverside city puts you within striking distance of an impressive 164 national park sites within an eight-hour drive. What makes Kingston particularly special is the concentration of parks nearby, with 32 parks just two hours away and 34 within four hours. The closest park is the stunning Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, located just 10 miles south in Hyde Park, where you can tour the opulent Gilded Age estate. Nearly as close are the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site at 12 miles and the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site at 13 miles, all three of which offer fascinating glimpses into presidential history and American culture. With so many exceptional sites within easy reach, Kingston serves as the perfect jumping-off point for both history enthusiasts and nature lovers.

Planning your national park adventures from Kingston is refreshingly straightforward. For a quick day trip, head to Vanderbilt Mansion or one of the nearby Roosevelt sites—each can be explored in just a few hours, making them ideal for a morning or afternoon excursion. If you have a full weekend, consider combining multiple sites, such as visiting the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site on one day, then exploring the scenic Thomas Cole National Historic Site or Martin Van Buren National Historic Site on another. To maximize your time, download park information and check hours before visiting, as some historic sites have limited seasonal schedules. Consider staying in Kingston's walkable downtown to enjoy excellent restaurants and accommodations, and you'll have everything you need to comfortably explore the region's incredible collection of national parks.

Browse Parks by Drive Time from Kingston

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Hyde Park
National Historic Site 10 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hyde Park
National Historic Site 12 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hyde Park
National Historic Site 13 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Catskill
National Historic Site 22 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Kinderhook
National Historic Site 34 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilton
National Historical Park 54 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
Coltsville National Historical Park
Hartford
National Historical Park 55 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Beach Lake
Scenic & Recreational River 57 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
Paterson
National Historical Park 71 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
Mount Vernon
National Historic Site 72 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Springfield
National Historic Site 74 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Bushkill
National Recreation Area 74 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park
Stillwater
National Historical Park 76 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Oyster Bay
National Historic Site 77 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
New York
National Memorial 77 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
General Grant National Memorial
New York
National Memorial 77 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
West Orange
National Historical Park 80 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
New England National Scenic Trail
Springfield
National Scenic Trail 80 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
New York
National Historic Site 82 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
Stonewall National Monument
New York
National Monument 83 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
New York
National Historic Site 84 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
Federal Hall National Memorial
New York
National Memorial 84 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
African Burial Ground National Monument
New York
National Monument 84 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
Morristown National Historical Park
Morristown
National Historical Park 85 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
New York
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 85 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
Castle Clinton National Monument
New York
National Monument 85 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
New York
National Monument 86 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
Governors Island National Monument
New York
National Monument 86 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
National Parks of New York Harbor
New York
88 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site
Scranton
National Historic Site 94 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area
Staten Island
National Recreation Area 94 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
Fire Island National Seashore
Patchogue
National Seashore 100 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Rome
National Monument 116 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
Philadelphia
National Wild and Scenic River 117 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
Roger Williams National Memorial
Providence
National Memorial 133 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
King of Prussia
National Historic Trail 134 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Pawtucket
National Historical Park 134 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Cornish
National Historical Park 136 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
Woodstock
National Historical Park 139 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
New Lisbon
National Reserve 141 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Newport
National Historic Site 142 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park
Lincoln
National Historical Park 142 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
Lowell National Historical Park
Lowell
National Historical Park 146 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park
King of Prussia
National Historical Park 147 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
Auburn
National Historical Park 148 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Brookline
National Historic Site 149 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Philadelphia
National Historic Site 149 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Philadelphia
National Memorial 150 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
Cambridge
National Historic Site 150 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Brookline
National Historic Site 150 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia
National Historical Park 150 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
Philadelphia
National Historic Site 150 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Elverson
National Historic Site 151 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston African American National Historic Site
Charlestown
National Historic Site 153 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
Boston National Historical Park
Charlestown
National Historical Park 154 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
Adams National Historical Park
Quincy
National Historical Park 155 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Saugus
National Historic Site 157 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Seneca Falls
National Historical Park 159 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Charlestown
National Recreation Area 159 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
New Bedford
National Historical Park 160 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
Salem
National Historical Park 164 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Harpers Ferry
National Scenic Trail 165 mi away
First State National Historical Park
First State National Historical Park
New Castle
National Historical Park 167 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
Great Egg Harbor River
Estell Manor
185 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore
Eastham
National Seashore 203 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Carlisle Barracks
National Monument 204 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
Hampton National Historic Site
Towson
National Historic Site 220 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg
National Military Park 223 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gettysburg
National Historic Site 226 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Baltimore
National Historic Trail 228 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Baltimore
National Monument and Historic Shrine 229 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Catoctin Mountain Park
Thurmont
Park 240 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
243 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Jamestown
National Historic Trail 243 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield
Frederick
National Battlefield 251 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Greenbelt
Parkway 251 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt
Park 254 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Buffalo
National Historic Site 258 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield
Sharpsburg
National Battlefield 259 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
Washington
260 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Washington
260 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Gallitzin
National Historic Site 260 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park
Washington
Park 261 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
Fort Dupont Park
Washington
262 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 262 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
Capitol Hill Parks
Washington
262 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
African American Civil War Memorial
Washington
262 mi away
World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial
Washington
263 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
263 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 263 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo
Park 263 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 263 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Glen Echo
National Historic Site 263 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Washington
National Monument 263 mi away
Anacostia Park
Anacostia Park
Washington
Park 263 mi away
World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial
Washington
264 mi away
Washington Monument
Washington Monument
Washington
264 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington
264 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Washington
264 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Arlington
264 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
The White House and President’s Park
Washington
264 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Washington
264 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
National Capital Parks-East
Washington
264 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Washington
264 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
264 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Washington
264 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
George Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean
Memorial Parkway 264 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 264 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Washington
Memorial 264 mi away
Constitution Gardens
Constitution Gardens
Washington
264 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
Washington
265 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Church Creek
National Historical Park 265 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Washington
265 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Williamsport
National Historical Park 265 mi away
Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park
McLean
Park 266 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
Frances Perkins National Monument
Newcastle
National Monument 266 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington
266 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Williamsport
National Scenic Trail 267 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park 267 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Oxon Hill
268 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Vienna
269 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Fort Foote Park
Oxon Hill
Park 270 mi away
Harmony Hall
Harmony Hall
Fort Washington
271 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
South Fork
National Memorial 272 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington
Park 274 mi away
Piscataway Park
Piscataway Park
Accokeek
Park 276 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
Assateague Island National Seashore
Berlin
National Seashore 276 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Port Tobacco
National Historic Site 284 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas
National Battlefield Park 284 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
Flight 93 National Memorial
Stoystown
National Memorial 286 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park
Triangle
Park 292 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Colonial Beach
National Monument 301 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Middletown
National Historical Park 303 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg
National Military Park 311 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Farmington
National Battlefield 327 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Luray
National Park 335 mi away
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor
National Park 336 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Point Marion
National Historic Site 344 mi away
Green Springs
Green Springs
Multiple Privately Owned Properties
349 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 352 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond
National Battlefield Park 353 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Richmond
National Historic Site 354 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown
National Historical Park 354 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Jamestown
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 358 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
Fort Monroe National Monument
Fort Monroe
National Monument 361 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Fort Story
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 362 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg
National Battlefield 376 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
James A Garfield National Historic Site
Mentor
National Historic Site 379 mi away
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Patten
National Monument 383 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
First Ladies National Historic Site
Canton
National Historic Site 390 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Peninsula
National Park 394 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Appomattox
National Historical Park 405 mi away
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Welshpool
International Park 407 mi away
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Calais
International Historic Site 409 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Kill Devil Hills
National Memorial 418 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Manteo
National Historic Site 424 mi away
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