National Parks Near Princeton, New Jersey
166 national parks within 8 hours · 38 within 2 hours
38
Within 2 Hours
79
Within 4 Hours
44
Within 8 Hours
166
Total Parks
Princeton, New Jersey is an exceptional base for exploring America's protected natural and historical treasures. With 38 national parks within a two-hour drive and a remarkable 166 parks accessible within eight hours, visitors to this charming college town have unprecedented access to diverse landscapes and historic sites. The closest park, the Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River, is just 17 miles away and offers scenic paddling, hiking, and picnicking opportunities along the Delaware River. For those interested in Revolutionary War history, the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail is only 21 miles away, while the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve—a vast coastal plain ecosystem—sits 29 miles south of Princeton, making it perfect for a nature-focused escape.
Whether you're planning a quick day trip or a full weekend adventure, Princeton's central location makes national park exploration incredibly convenient. For a nearby outing, you can easily spend a morning or afternoon at the Lower Delaware River or explore the historic trails within 30 minutes of town. If you have a full day or weekend available, consider combining multiple parks into a single trip—the Pinelands, Morristown National Historical Park (29 miles), and Thomas Edison National Historical Park (37 miles) can be visited together since they're clustered in New Jersey's northern and central regions. Before heading out, check park websites for seasonal hours, weather conditions, and any required reservations, and plan your route to maximize time outdoors. With so many parks nearby, you can easily tailor your visit to match your interests, whether that's hiking, water activities, history, or simply enjoying pristine natural scenery.
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Princeton
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 17 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 21 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 29 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 29 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 37 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 37 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 38 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 38 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 38 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
39 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 40 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 41 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 41 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 42 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 42 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 42 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 43 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 44 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 44 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 44 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 45 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 46 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 49 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 50 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 55 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 58 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 59 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 60 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 72 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
73 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 89 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 90 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 91 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 92 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 93 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 105 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 105 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 107 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 121 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 126 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 126 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 133 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 136 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
136 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 136 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 141 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 143 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 148 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 148 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 152 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 153 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 156 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
157 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
158 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
159 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 159 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 160 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 160 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 160 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
160 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 160 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
160 mi away
World War I Memorial
161 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
161 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
161 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
161 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
161 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 161 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 161 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 161 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 161 mi away
World War II Memorial
162 mi away
Washington Monument
162 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
162 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
162 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
162 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
162 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
162 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
162 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
162 mi away
Constitution Gardens
162 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 162 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 163 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
163 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 163 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 163 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 163 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
164 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 164 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
164 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 166 mi away
Harmony Hall
167 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 167 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 167 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
169 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 170 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 172 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 173 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 174 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 174 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 178 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 179 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 186 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 190 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 190 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 192 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 192 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 198 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 201 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 201 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 202 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 206 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 207 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 208 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 214 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 215 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 216 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 224 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 227 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 228 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 230 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 231 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 231 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 232 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 233 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 235 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 236 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 238 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 239 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 240 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 240 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 243 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 244 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 245 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 246 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 247 mi away
Green Springs
247 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 247 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 248 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 252 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 263 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 264 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 266 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 279 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 281 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 303 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 305 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 311 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 346 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 353 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 353 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 360 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 363 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 366 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 370 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 380 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 390 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 393 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 405 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 431 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 434 mi away
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