National Parks Near Lancaster, Pennsylvania
177 national parks within 8 hours · 72 within 2 hours
72
Within 2 Hours
49
Within 4 Hours
45
Within 8 Hours
177
Total Parks
Lancaster, Pennsylvania is an excellent home base for exploring America's incredible national parks and historic sites. With 177 national parks within an 8-hour drive, you'll find no shortage of options for outdoor adventures and historical exploration. Best of all, many iconic destinations are remarkably close: the legendary Appalachian National Scenic Trail is just 26 miles away, making it perfect for a morning hike, while Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site sits 30 miles north, offering fascinating insights into early American industrial history. If you're willing to venture slightly further, Valley Forge National Historical Park and First State National Historical Park are within 45 minutes, bringing you to sites central to American independence and culture. Whether you're a seasoned hiker, history enthusiast, or casual explorer, Lancaster's central location in southeastern Pennsylvania puts some of the country's most significant destinations right at your doorstep.
Planning a trip to these parks from Lancaster is wonderfully manageable. For a quick day trip, head to the Appalachian Trail or Hopewell Furnace, both reachable in under an hour. Pack a picnic, wear comfortable shoes, and plan to spend 3-4 hours exploring before heading back to enjoy Lancaster's charming downtown restaurants and attractions. For a more immersive weekend getaway, consider visiting two parks on the same trip—Valley Forge and First State National Historical Park combine beautifully in a single weekend itinerary. Check each park's website for seasonal hours, entrance requirements, and free admission policies before you go. Spring and fall offer ideal weather for hiking and sightseeing, while summer brings longer daylight hours for extended exploration. With so many parks accessible within 2-4 hours, you can easily customize your adventure based on your interests and available time.
Map of Parks Near Lancaster
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 26 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 30 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 42 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 45 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 46 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 48 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 52 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 54 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 55 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 56 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 61 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 61 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 61 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 62 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 67 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 74 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 75 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
75 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 75 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 76 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 76 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 80 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
84 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 85 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
85 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 86 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 87 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 87 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 87 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 87 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 87 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
87 mi away
World War I Memorial
88 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
88 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
88 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
88 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
88 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 88 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 88 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
88 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 88 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 88 mi away
World War II Memorial
89 mi away
Washington Monument
89 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
89 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
89 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
89 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 89 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
89 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
89 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
89 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
89 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 89 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 89 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
89 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 89 mi away
Constitution Gardens
89 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 90 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
90 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
90 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 91 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
92 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
93 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 96 mi away
Harmony Hall
97 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 100 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 100 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 102 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
102 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 103 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 106 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 107 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 110 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 112 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 116 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 120 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 123 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
126 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 127 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 127 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 127 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 128 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 128 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 129 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 129 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 130 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 130 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 130 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 130 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 131 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 131 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 132 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 132 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 134 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 135 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 136 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 137 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 143 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 148 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 158 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 159 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 171 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 172 mi away
Green Springs
172 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 173 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 173 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 175 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 180 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 183 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 184 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 193 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 195 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 195 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 197 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 197 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 199 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 200 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 207 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 209 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 210 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 216 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 223 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 228 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 232 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 238 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 241 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 246 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 250 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 272 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 274 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 280 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 280 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 282 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 284 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 286 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 286 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 287 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 289 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 294 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 302 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 305 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 308 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 312 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 313 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 313 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 314 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 315 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 315 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 315 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 316 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 317 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 320 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 322 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 322 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 329 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 332 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 351 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 358 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 360 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 364 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 391 mi away
Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Battlefield 398 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 403 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 414 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 438 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 438 mi away
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