National Parks Near Medina, Ohio
178 national parks within 8 hours · 5 within 2 hours
5
Within 2 Hours
11
Within 4 Hours
145
Within 8 Hours
178
Total Parks
Medina, Ohio is an ideal home base for exploring some of America's most significant national parks and historic sites. With 178 national parks within an 8-hour drive, you'll find incredible variety just a short trip away. The closest treasure is Cuyahoga Valley National Park, located just 18 miles south, offering stunning hiking trails, scenic overlooks, and the historic towpath along the Ohio and Erie Canal. If you're interested in American history, the First Ladies National Historic Site in Canton is only 35 miles away, showcasing the lives and legacies of America's first ladies. For those seeking deeper historical context, the James A Garfield National Historic Site is a manageable 45-mile drive, where you can tour the home and learn about the life of this influential president. With five parks within just 2 hours and eleven within 4 hours, Medina puts you in striking distance of world-class destinations without requiring lengthy travel times.
Planning a visit from Medina is refreshingly simple, whether you're looking for a quick day trip or a full weekend adventure. For a casual afternoon outing, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is perfect—you can easily spend a few hours hiking, picnicking, or exploring historic sites before returning home. If you have a full day or weekend, consider combining multiple parks into a regional tour; for example, visit Cuyahoga Valley in the morning and reach the First Ladies National Historic Site by lunch for an afternoon of museum exploration. Pack comfortable walking shoes, bring water and snacks, and check each park's website ahead of time for seasonal hours, entrance fees, and any special events. Spring through fall offers the best weather for outdoor activities, though many sites remain open year-round. With so many options within reach, you can easily customize your national park experience based on your interests, fitness level, and available time.
Map of Parks Near Medina
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Medina
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 18 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 35 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 45 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 61 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 95 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 139 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 141 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 145 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 150 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 151 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 171 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 173 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 179 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 196 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 197 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 208 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 230 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 239 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 246 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 251 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 251 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 253 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 254 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 257 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 259 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 260 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 266 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 267 mi away
Indiana Dunes National Park
National Park 273 mi away
Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument 273 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 280 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 285 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 286 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 287 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
287 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 289 mi away
Green Springs
290 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 291 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 291 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 292 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 296 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 296 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
297 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
298 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
298 mi away
World War I Memorial
299 mi away
World War II Memorial
299 mi away
Washington Monument
299 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
299 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
299 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
299 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
299 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 299 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
299 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
299 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
299 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
299 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 299 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
299 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 299 mi away
Constitution Gardens
299 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 299 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
299 mi away
Pullman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 300 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
300 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 300 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 300 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 300 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
301 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
302 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
302 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 302 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 302 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
303 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 303 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 303 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 303 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
304 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 304 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 305 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 305 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 306 mi away
Harmony Hall
306 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 306 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 307 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 308 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 313 mi away
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
National Historical Park 318 mi away
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National Monument 320 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 322 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
322 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 322 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 325 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 326 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 332 mi away
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
National Lakeshore 336 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 343 mi away
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
National Memorial 343 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 343 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 344 mi away
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
National Historical Park 345 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 348 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 351 mi away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
National River & Recreation Area 352 mi away
Mammoth Cave National Park
National Park 355 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 356 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 356 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 358 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 360 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 360 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 362 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 362 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 362 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 363 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 363 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 364 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 375 mi away
Obed Wild & Scenic River
Wild & Scenic River 377 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 384 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 386 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 386 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 389 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 390 mi away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park 393 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 395 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 399 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 401 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
401 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 407 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 410 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
410 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 410 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 411 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 411 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 411 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 412 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 412 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 412 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 412 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 412 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 412 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 413 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 413 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 414 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 414 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 415 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 415 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 415 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 415 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 417 mi away
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
National Monument 419 mi away
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 419 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 420 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 420 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 428 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 429 mi away
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
National Lakeshore 435 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 437 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 437 mi away
Ice Age National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 438 mi away
Stones River National Battlefield
National Battlefield 439 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Medina
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