National Parks Near Lorain, Ohio
174 national parks within 8 hours · 5 within 2 hours
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Within 2 Hours
10
Within 4 Hours
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Within 8 Hours
174
Total Parks
Lorain, Ohio is an excellent starting point for exploring some of America's most significant natural and historical treasures. Located in northern Ohio, this charming lakeside city provides convenient access to an impressive network of national parks and protected sites, with 174 parks within an eight-hour drive. Whether you're a history enthusiast, nature lover, or outdoor adventurer, you'll find remarkable destinations just minutes away. The closest option is Cuyahoga Valley National Park, situated only 34 miles south, offering stunning landscapes, hiking trails, and the famous Towpath Trail along the Ohio and Erie Canal. For those interested in maritime history and international peace, Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial awaits just 36 miles away on South Bass Island. History buffs will also appreciate James A Garfield National Historic Site, located 46 miles away, where you can explore the home and life of the 20th U.S. President.
Planning a national park adventure from Lorain is straightforward and rewarding. For a quick day trip, head south to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, where you can easily spend four to six hours hiking scenic trails, exploring visitor centers, or picnicking along the towpath. The drive takes less than an hour, making it perfect for weekend getaways or after-work excursions. If you have more time, consider combining multiple parks into a longer trip—Perry's Victory is accessible via a scenic drive through wine country, while the First Ladies National Historic Site in Canton (61 miles away) pairs well with other northeastern Ohio attractions. Pack comfortable hiking shoes, bring water and snacks, and check individual park websites for seasonal hours, entrance fees, and any required reservations. With so many options within reasonable driving distance, Lorain is truly a gateway to unforgettable national park experiences.
Map of Parks Near Lorain
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Lorain
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 34 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 36 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 46 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 61 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 70 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 150 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 152 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 154 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 165 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 176 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 193 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 197 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 197 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 201 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 202 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 232 mi away
Indiana Dunes National Park
National Park 254 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 255 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 265 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 271 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 275 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 275 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 276 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 277 mi away
Pullman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 281 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 282 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 283 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 283 mi away
Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument 283 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 290 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 292 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 293 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 305 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 305 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 308 mi away
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
National Lakeshore 309 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 310 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 311 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
312 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 316 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 316 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 316 mi away
Green Springs
317 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 321 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 321 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
321 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
322 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
323 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 323 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
323 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
323 mi away
Constitution Gardens
323 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
323 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
323 mi away
World War I Memorial
324 mi away
World War II Memorial
324 mi away
Washington Monument
324 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
324 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
324 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
324 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
324 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
324 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
324 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
324 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 324 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 324 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 325 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 325 mi away
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
National Historical Park 325 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 326 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 326 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
326 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 326 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
327 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
327 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 327 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 327 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 327 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
328 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
328 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 329 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 329 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 330 mi away
Harmony Hall
331 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 331 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 331 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 331 mi away
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National Monument 332 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 334 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 337 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 339 mi away
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
National Historical Park 341 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 341 mi away
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
National Memorial 343 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 346 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
346 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 346 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 358 mi away
Mammoth Cave National Park
National Park 361 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 364 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 364 mi away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
National River & Recreation Area 364 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 365 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 367 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 369 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 370 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 376 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 378 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 381 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 382 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 383 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 383 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 383 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 383 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 387 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 388 mi away
Obed Wild & Scenic River
Wild & Scenic River 391 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 394 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 401 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 406 mi away
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
National Monument 407 mi away
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 407 mi away
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
National Lakeshore 409 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 409 mi away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park 410 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 412 mi away
Ice Age National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 414 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 416 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 416 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 418 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 421 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
423 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 426 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 427 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
427 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 427 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 427 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 427 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 428 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 428 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 428 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 429 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 429 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 429 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 429 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 430 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 430 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 431 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 432 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 435 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 436 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 436 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 436 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 438 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 438 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 439 mi away
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