National Parks Near Mount Vernon, New York

165 national parks within 8 hours  ·  37 within 2 hours

37
Within 2 Hours
60
Within 4 Hours
61
Within 8 Hours
165
Total Parks

Mount Vernon, New York offers an exceptional location for exploring America's national parks and historic sites. With an impressive 165 national parks accessible within eight hours of the city, visitors have remarkable options for day trips and weekend getaways without traveling far from home. The closest attraction, Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, sits just one mile away, making it perfect for a quick visit to this 18th-century church and graveyard with deep Revolutionary War significance. History enthusiasts will also appreciate Hamilton Grange National Memorial, located just nine miles away, where you can tour the home of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, and General Grant National Memorial at ten miles, honoring the life of the 18th U.S. President. For those seeking more variety, 37 parks lie within a two-hour drive, and 60 parks can be reached within four hours, providing diverse options from historic sites and battlefields to natural landmarks.

Planning your national park adventure from Mount Vernon is straightforward and flexible depending on your schedule and interests. For a quick afternoon outing, head to Saint Paul's Church or Hamilton Grange, both easily reached in minutes by car or public transportation. If you're planning a full day trip, combine a closer site with one of the parks within the two-hour radius to maximize your experience without excessive driving. For weekend trips, the four-hour range opens up even more possibilities, allowing you to explore multiple parks or spend more time at larger, more complex sites. Before heading out, check each park's website for current hours, admission fees, and any ranger-led programs that might enhance your visit. The variety of parks within reach means you can mix historical education with outdoor recreation, creating memorable experiences suited to any traveler's interests.

Browse Parks by Drive Time from Mount Vernon

Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
Mount Vernon
National Historic Site 1 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
New York
National Memorial 9 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
General Grant National Memorial
New York
National Memorial 10 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
New York
National Historic Site 15 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
Stonewall National Monument
New York
National Monument 15 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
New York
National Historic Site 16 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Oyster Bay
National Historic Site 17 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
Federal Hall National Memorial
New York
National Memorial 17 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
African Burial Ground National Monument
New York
National Monument 17 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
Paterson
National Historical Park 18 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
Governors Island National Monument
New York
National Monument 18 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
New York
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 18 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
Castle Clinton National Monument
New York
National Monument 18 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
New York
National Monument 19 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
National Parks of New York Harbor
New York
21 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
West Orange
National Historical Park 23 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area
Staten Island
National Recreation Area 24 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilton
National Historical Park 31 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
Morristown National Historical Park
Morristown
National Historical Park 38 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
Fire Island National Seashore
Patchogue
National Seashore 46 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hyde Park
National Historic Site 59 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hyde Park
National Historic Site 59 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Bushkill
National Recreation Area 60 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Hyde Park
National Historic Site 61 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
Philadelphia
National Wild and Scenic River 70 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
King of Prussia
National Historic Trail 78 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
New Lisbon
National Reserve 79 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Beach Lake
Scenic & Recreational River 81 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Catskill
National Historic Site 91 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Philadelphia
National Memorial 96 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia
National Historical Park 96 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Philadelphia
National Historic Site 96 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
Philadelphia
National Historic Site 97 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Kinderhook
National Historic Site 101 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park
King of Prussia
National Historical Park 102 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site
Scranton
National Historic Site 102 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Springfield
National Historic Site 105 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
Coltsville National Historical Park
Hartford
National Historical Park 112 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Elverson
National Historic Site 113 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
New England National Scenic Trail
Springfield
National Scenic Trail 117 mi away
First State National Historical Park
First State National Historical Park
New Castle
National Historical Park 118 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
Great Egg Harbor River
Estell Manor
119 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Newport
National Historic Site 137 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
Roger Williams National Memorial
Providence
National Memorial 140 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Harpers Ferry
National Scenic Trail 141 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Pawtucket
National Historical Park 143 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park
Stillwater
National Historical Park 144 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
New Bedford
National Historical Park 159 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park
Lincoln
National Historical Park 168 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Brookline
National Historic Site 170 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Brookline
National Historic Site 171 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
Cambridge
National Historic Site 172 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
Adams National Historical Park
Quincy
National Historical Park 173 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston African American National Historic Site
Charlestown
National Historic Site 174 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
Boston National Historical Park
Charlestown
National Historical Park 175 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
Lowell National Historical Park
Lowell
National Historical Park 176 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Charlestown
National Recreation Area 178 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
Hampton National Historic Site
Towson
National Historic Site 179 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Rome
National Monument 179 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Saugus
National Historic Site 181 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Carlisle Barracks
National Monument 182 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Baltimore
National Historic Trail 185 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Baltimore
National Monument and Historic Shrine 185 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
Salem
National Historical Park 188 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Cornish
National Historical Park 194 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
194 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Jamestown
National Historic Trail 194 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg
National Military Park 195 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
Auburn
National Historical Park 197 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gettysburg
National Historic Site 197 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
Woodstock
National Historical Park 199 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Seneca Falls
National Historical Park 206 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Greenbelt
Parkway 207 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore
Eastham
National Seashore 208 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Church Creek
National Historical Park 210 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt
Park 210 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Catoctin Mountain Park
Thurmont
Park 211 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
Assateague Island National Seashore
Berlin
National Seashore 211 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
Washington
215 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Washington
216 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield
Frederick
National Battlefield 217 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
Fort Dupont Park
Washington
217 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park
Washington
Park 218 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
Capitol Hill Parks
Washington
218 mi away
Anacostia Park
Anacostia Park
Washington
Park 218 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
African American Civil War Memorial
Washington
218 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
219 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
National Capital Parks-East
Washington
219 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 219 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 219 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 219 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 219 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Washington
National Monument 219 mi away
World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial
Washington
220 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
The White House and President’s Park
Washington
220 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Washington
220 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Washington
Memorial 220 mi away
World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial
Washington
220 mi away
Washington Monument
Washington Monument
Washington
220 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Washington
220 mi away
Constitution Gardens
Constitution Gardens
Washington
220 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington
221 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Arlington
221 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Washington
221 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
221 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
Washington
221 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Washington
221 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo
Park 221 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Washington
221 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Glen Echo
National Historic Site 221 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
George Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean
Memorial Parkway 222 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington
222 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Oxon Hill
223 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Williamsport
National Historical Park 224 mi away
Harmony Hall
Harmony Hall
Fort Washington
225 mi away
Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park
McLean
Park 225 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Fort Foote Park
Oxon Hill
Park 225 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Vienna
228 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington
Park 228 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield
Sharpsburg
National Battlefield 229 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Williamsport
National Scenic Trail 230 mi away
Piscataway Park
Piscataway Park
Accokeek
Park 230 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park 234 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Port Tobacco
National Historic Site 237 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas
National Battlefield Park 244 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park
Triangle
Park 248 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Colonial Beach
National Monument 250 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Gallitzin
National Historic Site 251 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
South Fork
National Memorial 262 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg
National Military Park 265 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Middletown
National Historical Park 271 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
Flight 93 National Memorial
Stoystown
National Memorial 273 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 293 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Buffalo
National Historic Site 293 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown
National Historical Park 295 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Luray
National Park 298 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Fort Story
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 299 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Jamestown
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 300 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
Fort Monroe National Monument
Fort Monroe
National Monument 300 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond
National Battlefield Park 301 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Richmond
National Historic Site 302 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
Frances Perkins National Monument
Newcastle
National Monument 305 mi away
Green Springs
Green Springs
Multiple Privately Owned Properties
306 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Farmington
National Battlefield 313 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg
National Battlefield 323 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Point Marion
National Historic Site 330 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Kill Devil Hills
National Memorial 353 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Manteo
National Historic Site 359 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Appomattox
National Historical Park 361 mi away
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor
National Park 372 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Buxton
National Seashore 393 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
James A Garfield National Historic Site
Mentor
National Historic Site 394 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
First Ladies National Historic Site
Canton
National Historic Site 394 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Peninsula
National Park 404 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
Booker T Washington National Monument
Hardy
National Monument 411 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area
Glen Jean
National Recreation Area 425 mi away
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Patten
National Monument 433 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
Glen Jean
National Park & Preserve 437 mi away
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