National Parks Near Poughkeepsie, New York
166 national parks within 8 hours · 33 within 2 hours
33
Within 2 Hours
38
Within 4 Hours
85
Within 8 Hours
166
Total Parks
Poughkeepsie, New York, offers an exceptional base for exploring some of America's most significant historic sites and natural landmarks. With an impressive 166 national parks accessible within an eight-hour drive, visitors to this Hudson Valley city are perfectly positioned for unforgettable outdoor adventures and cultural experiences. The closest attractions are remarkably convenient, with the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site just five miles away, allowing you to step into the life of America's 32nd president without even leaving the immediate area. The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site is equally close at five miles, offering insights into one of history's most influential first ladies. Just a bit further out at seven miles, you'll find the stunning Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, showcasing the opulent Gilded Age architecture that defined the region. Whether you're a history enthusiast, nature lover, or casual traveler, Poughkeepsie's proximity to these landmarks makes it an ideal starting point for your national park exploration.
Planning your visit around these nearby treasures is wonderfully straightforward. For a quick day trip, you can easily visit the three closest historic sites within a few hours, combining them into a self-guided heritage tour that showcases American history across a single afternoon. If you have a weekend, consider venturing slightly further to Thomas Cole National Historic Site (37 miles) or Weir Farm National Historical Park (39 miles), both outstanding destinations for art and nature enthusiasts. With 33 parks within a two-hour radius and 38 within four hours, you'll have endless options regardless of your schedule or interests. We recommend checking individual park websites for hours, entrance requirements, and any guided tours before you visit, ensuring a smooth and enriching experience at each location.
Map of Parks Near Poughkeepsie
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Poughkeepsie
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 5 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 5 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 7 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 37 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 39 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 48 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 55 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 56 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 58 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 60 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 61 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 61 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 65 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 65 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 66 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 66 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 67 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 68 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 68 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 68 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 69 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 69 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 70 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 70 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
72 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 72 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 75 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 78 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 83 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 84 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 91 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 93 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 105 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 121 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 127 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 130 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 131 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 131 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 136 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 136 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 136 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 137 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 137 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 137 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 141 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 144 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 147 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 149 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 150 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 151 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 151 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 151 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 153 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 154 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 154 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 155 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 155 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 158 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 159 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 159 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 159 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 166 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 170 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
170 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 199 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 200 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 211 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 217 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 218 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 218 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 219 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
232 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 232 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 233 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 241 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 244 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 244 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
250 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
250 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 251 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
252 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 252 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
252 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 252 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
252 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
253 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 253 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 253 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 253 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 253 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 253 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 253 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 253 mi away
World War I Memorial
254 mi away
World War II Memorial
254 mi away
Washington Monument
254 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
254 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
254 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
254 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
254 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
254 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
254 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
254 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
254 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 254 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 254 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 254 mi away
Constitution Gardens
254 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
255 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
255 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
255 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 256 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 256 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
256 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 258 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
258 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 258 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
259 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 259 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 260 mi away
Harmony Hall
261 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 261 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 263 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 266 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 266 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 270 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 273 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 274 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 275 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 282 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 283 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 289 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 296 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 301 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 324 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 327 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 338 mi away
Green Springs
339 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 341 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 341 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 342 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 342 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 342 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 345 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 347 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 348 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 364 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 383 mi away
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
National Monument 392 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 392 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 395 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 397 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 403 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 410 mi away
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
International Park 413 mi away
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
International Historic Site 415 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Poughkeepsie
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