National Parks Near Newton, Massachusetts
152 national parks within 8 hours · 20 within 2 hours
20
Within 2 Hours
31
Within 4 Hours
88
Within 8 Hours
152
Total Parks
Newton, Massachusetts offers an exceptional location for exploring America's national parks and historic sites. With 152 national parks accessible within an eight-hour drive, you'll find incredible diversity just minutes from your doorstep. Start with the closest attractions: the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site and Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, both just four miles away, followed by the Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site at five miles. Within two hours, you can reach twenty different parks, while expanding your radius to four hours opens up thirty-one parks for exploration. This abundance of historically significant sites makes Newton an ideal basecamp for discovering the stories, landscapes, and heritage that define America's most cherished destinations.
Planning your national park visits from Newton is straightforward and flexible, whether you're considering a quick afternoon outing or a full weekend adventure. For a casual day trip, visit one of the nearby historic sites like the Kennedy House or Olmsted site, each requiring just a short drive and a few hours to explore thoroughly. If you have a weekend to spare, you could easily visit multiple parks by combining nearby sites—for instance, touring the Boston-area parks like Boston National Historical Park and Boston African American National Historic Site, which are within eight miles of each other. Before heading out, check each site's hours and any special requirements, as some historic homes require advance reservations. Pack comfortable walking shoes, bring a camera, and consider downloading park maps ahead of time to maximize your experience and make the most of Newton's remarkable proximity to such a wealth of national treasures.
Map of Parks Near Newton
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Newton
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 4 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 4 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 5 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 7 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 8 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 10 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 11 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 14 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 14 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 21 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 22 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 33 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 36 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 50 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 58 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 66 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 67 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 72 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 100 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 102 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 112 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 128 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 131 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 136 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 137 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 142 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 144 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 145 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 145 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 146 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 155 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 168 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 176 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 177 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 181 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 182 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 182 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 182 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 183 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 183 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 184 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 184 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 185 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 185 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 186 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
187 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 190 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 202 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 203 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 207 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 210 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 224 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 237 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 238 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 243 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 245 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 262 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 263 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 263 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 263 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 269 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 275 mi away
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
International Park 276 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
276 mi away
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
National Monument 279 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 279 mi away
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
International Historic Site 281 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 285 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 288 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 302 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 343 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 346 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 352 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 352 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 359 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 361 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
361 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 361 mi away
Maine Acadian Culture
363 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 364 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 373 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 374 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 375 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 377 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
382 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 383 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
384 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
384 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 385 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
385 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 385 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
386 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
386 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 386 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 386 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 386 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 386 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 386 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
386 mi away
World War I Memorial
387 mi away
World War II Memorial
387 mi away
Washington Monument
387 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
387 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
387 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 387 mi away
Constitution Gardens
387 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
388 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
388 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
388 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
388 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
388 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
388 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
388 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 388 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
388 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 388 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 389 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
389 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
390 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 391 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 392 mi away
Harmony Hall
392 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 392 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 392 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 394 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
395 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 395 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 397 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 397 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 400 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 404 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 404 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 411 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 415 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 415 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 416 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 429 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 432 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 437 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Newton
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