National Parks Near Passaic, New Jersey
167 national parks within 8 hours · 38 within 2 hours
38
Within 2 Hours
84
Within 4 Hours
37
Within 8 Hours
167
Total Parks
Passaic, New Jersey offers an exceptional base for exploring America's national parks and historical sites. Located in the heart of the Northeast, this centrally positioned city provides easy access to an impressive 167 national parks within an 8-hour drive, with 38 parks reachable in just 2 hours and 84 within 4 hours. Whether you're a history enthusiast, nature lover, or casual visitor, you'll find incredible options nearby. Start with the closest treasure, Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, just 5 miles away, where you can witness the magnificent Great Falls of the Passaic River and explore the birthplace of American industrial innovation. Other nearby gems include Thomas Edison National Historical Park at 8 miles, where you can tour the laboratory and home of the legendary inventor, and General Grant National Memorial at 9 miles in New York City, offering both history and scenic Hudson River views.
Planning a getaway from Passaic is refreshingly simple thanks to the abundance of parks in the surrounding region. For a quick afternoon or evening trip, consider visiting Paterson Great Falls or one of the other nearby historical sites within a 15-mile radius—these can easily be explored in a few hours without requiring extensive travel time. If you're planning a full weekend, you have the flexibility to visit multiple parks across different areas, combining nearby sites like Thomas Edison's home with a trip into New York City to explore additional memorials and museums. Most of these national parks offer free or low-cost admission, making them budget-friendly options. We recommend checking individual park websites for hours of operation and any seasonal closures before planning your visit, and consider starting with your closest options to maximize your exploration time while minimizing drive time.
Map of Parks Near Passaic
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Passaic
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 5 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 8 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 9 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 10 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 11 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 11 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 12 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 12 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 12 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 12 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 12 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 12 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 13 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
14 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 16 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 22 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 23 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 33 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 45 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 47 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 55 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 60 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 64 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 64 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 65 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 66 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 69 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 73 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 82 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 83 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 83 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 83 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 87 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 89 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 96 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 97 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 104 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 107 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
111 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 118 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 121 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 125 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 129 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 150 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 153 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 156 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 159 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 164 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 166 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 170 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 170 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 175 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 176 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 179 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
180 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 180 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 181 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 183 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 185 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 186 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 187 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 188 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 189 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 189 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 190 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 190 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 192 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 193 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 195 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 196 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 196 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 197 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 198 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 201 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
201 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
202 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 203 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 203 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 203 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
203 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 203 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 204 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 204 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
204 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 204 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 204 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
204 mi away
World War I Memorial
205 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
205 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
205 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
205 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
205 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 205 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 205 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 205 mi away
World War II Memorial
206 mi away
Washington Monument
206 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
206 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
206 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
206 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
206 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
206 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
206 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 206 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
206 mi away
Constitution Gardens
206 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 206 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
207 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 207 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
207 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 208 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
209 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 209 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 210 mi away
Harmony Hall
211 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 211 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
213 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 213 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 214 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 215 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 216 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 219 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 223 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 224 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 229 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 234 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 235 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 237 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 246 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 251 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 256 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 257 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 282 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 282 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 283 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 284 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 288 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 289 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 289 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 290 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 290 mi away
Green Springs
291 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 297 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 311 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 314 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 319 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 345 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 347 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 351 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 379 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 379 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 385 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 387 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 389 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 397 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 410 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 421 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 432 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 434 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Passaic
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