National Parks Near Middle River, Maryland
182 national parks within 8 hours · 76 within 2 hours
76
Within 2 Hours
42
Within 4 Hours
54
Within 8 Hours
182
Total Parks
Middle River, Maryland, offers an exceptional location for exploring some of America's most important historical and natural sites. With an impressive 182 national parks and protected areas within an eight-hour drive, this Baltimore suburb serves as an ideal base for both casual day trips and extended weekend adventures. History enthusiasts will find themselves particularly well-positioned, as three remarkable sites lie just ten miles away: the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, Hampton National Historic Site, and Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. For water-based exploration, the Chesapeake Bay and Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail are only 26 miles distant, offering scenic beauty and rich maritime heritage. Whether you're interested in Revolutionary War history, Civil War sites, or natural landscapes, you'll discover that Middle River's proximity to these destinations makes it remarkably convenient to access some of the nation's most significant protected areas.
Planning your visit to these nearby parks is straightforward and flexible depending on your schedule and interests. For a quick day trip, start with the three closest sites—you can easily visit all three within a single day since they're clustered within the immediate area and represent some of the most historically significant locations in the region. If you're planning a weekend getaway, consider combining visits to the nearer parks with a drive to the Chesapeake Bay area, allowing time to explore the scenic trails and waterfront attractions. Most of these parks offer free or low-cost admission, and many feature visitor centers with parking facilities. We recommend checking individual park websites for current hours, seasonal closures, and any special events before your visit. With 42 parks within four hours and 76 within two hours, you have plenty of flexibility to create an itinerary that matches your travel time and interests.
Map of Parks Near Middle River
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Middle River
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 10 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 10 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 10 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
26 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 26 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 32 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 35 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
41 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
42 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 43 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
43 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 43 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 44 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 44 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
44 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 44 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
44 mi away
World War I Memorial
45 mi away
Washington Monument
45 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
45 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
45 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
45 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
45 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 45 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 45 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 45 mi away
World War II Memorial
46 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
46 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
46 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
46 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
46 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
46 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
46 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
46 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 46 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
46 mi away
Constitution Gardens
46 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 46 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 47 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
47 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
49 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 50 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 51 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 51 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 52 mi away
Harmony Hall
52 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
53 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 54 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 54 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 55 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 57 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 57 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 59 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 60 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 63 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 65 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 69 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 70 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 70 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 71 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 72 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 74 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 74 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 74 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 79 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 80 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 80 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 80 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 84 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 92 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
95 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 98 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 103 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 104 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 106 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 109 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 125 mi away
Green Springs
131 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 136 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 136 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 137 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 140 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 140 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 143 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 146 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 147 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 147 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 148 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 149 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 153 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
156 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 157 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 157 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 157 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 158 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 158 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 159 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 159 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 159 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 160 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 160 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 161 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 161 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 161 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 165 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 166 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 168 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 172 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 174 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 176 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 187 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 188 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 189 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 204 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 205 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 213 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 213 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 214 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 234 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 236 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 239 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 240 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 247 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 247 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 253 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 259 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 267 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 272 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 274 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 275 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 276 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 277 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 278 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 280 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 288 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 290 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 291 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 302 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 304 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 307 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 312 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 314 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 317 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 330 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 343 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 345 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 346 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 347 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 347 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 349 mi away
Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Battlefield 350 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 350 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 351 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 352 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 356 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 356 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 356 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 358 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 363 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 371 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 379 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 398 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 399 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 399 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 405 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 410 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 414 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 415 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 423 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 433 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 434 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 435 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Middle River
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