National Parks Near Paramus, New Jersey
167 national parks within 8 hours · 37 within 2 hours
37
Within 2 Hours
82
Within 4 Hours
40
Within 8 Hours
167
Total Parks
Paramus, New Jersey, offers an exceptional location for exploring America's protected natural and historical treasures. With 167 national parks accessible within an eight-hour drive, you'll find incredible diversity of landscapes, monuments, and historic sites right at your doorstep. Best of all, 37 parks lie within just two hours of the city, making Paramus an ideal base for both spontaneous day trips and planned weekend adventures. The closest park, Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, is merely six miles away, showcasing a stunning 77-foot waterfall and rich industrial heritage. If you're willing to venture just slightly further, the remarkable Hamilton Grange National Memorial and General Grant National Memorial are each only eleven miles distant, while Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site and Thomas Edison National Historical Park are within fourteen miles. Whether you're seeking natural wonders, Civil War history, or insights into America's inventors and leaders, these nearby options represent just the beginning of what's available to you.
Planning a visit to one of these parks from Paramus is refreshingly straightforward and flexible. For a quick day trip, head to Paterson Great Falls and spend a few hours exploring the historic Great Falls and visitor center before returning home. If you have more time, consider a longer Saturday excursion combining multiple nearby parks, such as pairing the Edison site with another historical location to create a thematic tour of New Jersey's industrial legacy. For weekend explorers, the wealth of options within two to four hours opens up possibilities for overnight trips further afield. Before setting out, check individual park websites for current hours, entrance requirements, and any seasonal closures. Pack comfortable walking shoes, bring water and snacks, and consider purchasing a National Parks Pass if you plan multiple visits throughout the year, as it often pays for itself quickly while providing unlimited access to all parks nationwide.
Map of Parks Near Paramus
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Paramus
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 6 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 11 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 11 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 13 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 14 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 15 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 15 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 16 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 16 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 17 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 17 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 17 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 18 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 18 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
20 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 27 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 27 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 30 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 39 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 47 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 57 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 57 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 59 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 59 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 61 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 71 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 72 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 75 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 89 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 89 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 89 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 89 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 89 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 90 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 93 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 100 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 103 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 110 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 111 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 114 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
117 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 123 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 129 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 143 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 148 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 151 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 153 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 170 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 170 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 171 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 172 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 176 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 176 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 177 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 179 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 180 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 181 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 182 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 183 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 184 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 184 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 184 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 186 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 187 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
187 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 187 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 187 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 190 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 196 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 197 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 197 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 198 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 200 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 202 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 202 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 204 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 207 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
207 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
208 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 209 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
209 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 209 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 210 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
210 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 210 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 210 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
210 mi away
World War I Memorial
211 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
211 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
211 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
211 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 211 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 211 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 211 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 211 mi away
World War II Memorial
212 mi away
Washington Monument
212 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
212 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
212 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
212 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
212 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
212 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
212 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 212 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
212 mi away
Constitution Gardens
212 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 212 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
213 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
213 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 213 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
214 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
215 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 215 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 216 mi away
Harmony Hall
217 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 217 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
219 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 219 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 219 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 220 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 221 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 222 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 224 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 230 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 235 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 239 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 240 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 243 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 250 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 257 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 261 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 261 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 281 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 288 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 289 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 291 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 295 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 296 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 296 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 296 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 297 mi away
Green Springs
298 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 301 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 312 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 317 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 319 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 351 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 353 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 358 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 380 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 381 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 382 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 391 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 392 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 403 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 415 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 426 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 437 mi away
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
National Monument 438 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Paramus
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