National Parks Near Medford, Massachusetts
151 national parks within 8 hours · 20 within 2 hours
20
Within 2 Hours
31
Within 4 Hours
87
Within 8 Hours
151
Total Parks
Medford, Massachusetts offers an exceptional location for exploring America's national parks and historic sites. With over 150 national parks accessible within an eight-hour drive, this Boston suburb serves as an ideal base for history enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. You'll find incredible opportunities right at your doorstep, starting with the Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, just three miles away, where you can explore the home of the famous poet and a crucial Revolutionary War headquarters. Within five miles, you can visit the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site in nearby Brookline, the Boston National Historical Park with its iconic Freedom Trail, and the Boston African American National Historic Site, which tells the vital stories of Black Bostonians. For those willing to venture slightly further, the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site awaits at six miles, showcasing America's industrial heritage.
Planning a visit to these parks from Medford is straightforward and rewarding. For a day trip, consider starting with the closest sites and building outward, perhaps combining the Longfellow House with a walk along the Freedom Trail in Boston. Many of these parks are within 30 minutes to an hour of Medford, making them perfect for half-day excursions or morning visits before exploring other attractions. If you're planning a weekend getaway, you can easily visit multiple parks across different regions, from the historic sites concentrated in the Boston area to the more distant natural and cultural treasures. Most parks offer free or low-cost admission, and many have extended hours during summer months, so check ahead before your visit and consider downloading maps or guidebooks to enhance your experience.
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Medford
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 3 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 5 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 5 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 5 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 6 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 7 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 10 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 12 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 13 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 13 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 19 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 40 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 44 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 55 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 65 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 65 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 73 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 78 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 98 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 107 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 110 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 133 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 134 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 134 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 141 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 145 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 150 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 151 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 152 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 154 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 163 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 176 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 184 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 185 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 189 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 190 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 190 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 190 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 191 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 191 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 192 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 192 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 193 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 193 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 194 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
195 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 197 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 199 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 208 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 211 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 217 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 227 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 245 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 245 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 251 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 252 mi away
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
International Park 268 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 270 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 271 mi away
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
National Monument 271 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 271 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 271 mi away
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
International Historic Site 272 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 277 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 279 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
284 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 286 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 292 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 293 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 309 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 350 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 353 mi away
Maine Acadian Culture
356 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 360 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 360 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 366 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 368 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
369 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 369 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 372 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 381 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 381 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 383 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 385 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
390 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 391 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
391 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
392 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 393 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
393 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 393 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
393 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
394 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
394 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 394 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 394 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 394 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 394 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 394 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 394 mi away
World War I Memorial
395 mi away
World War II Memorial
395 mi away
Washington Monument
395 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
395 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
395 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
395 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
395 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
395 mi away
Constitution Gardens
395 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
396 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 396 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
396 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
396 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
396 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 396 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 396 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
396 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 396 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
397 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
398 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 399 mi away
Harmony Hall
400 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 400 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 400 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
402 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 402 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 403 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 404 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 405 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 407 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 410 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 412 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 419 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 422 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 423 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 423 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 436 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 440 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Medford
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