National Parks Near Queens, New York
165 national parks within 8 hours · 36 within 2 hours
36
Within 2 Hours
81
Within 4 Hours
41
Within 8 Hours
165
Total Parks
Queens offers an exceptional base for exploring America's national parks, with an impressive 165 parks accessible within an eight-hour drive. Whether you're a history enthusiast, nature lover, or cultural explorer, you'll find remarkable destinations just minutes from your home. The closest national parks are practically on your doorstep: Hamilton Grange National Memorial, the historic home of Alexander Hamilton, sits just nine miles away in Manhattan. Within ten miles, you'll also discover the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, and General Grant National Memorial. With 36 parks within a two-hour radius and 81 parks within four hours, you have an incredible variety of experiences ranging from preserved historic homes and museums to sprawling natural landscapes, all within convenient driving distance.
Planning a visit to these nearby national parks is straightforward and flexible depending on your schedule. For a quick afternoon outing, head to one of the Manhattan-based historic sites like Hamilton Grange or the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, both reachable in under 30 minutes by car or public transit. These intimate, guided experiences typically require two to three hours and offer deep dives into American history without requiring an overnight trip. For weekend adventures, consider venturing to parks within the two to four-hour range, where you can combine multiple destinations or dedicate more time to larger natural spaces. Most national parks offer free or low-cost admission, and many provide flexible hours to accommodate various schedules. Whether you're planning a spontaneous day trip or a carefully coordinated weekend expedition, Queens' proximity to these parks makes regular visits entirely manageable.
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Queens
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 9 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 10 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 10 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 10 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 10 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 11 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 11 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 12 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 12 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 12 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 13 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 14 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
14 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 14 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 18 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 23 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 23 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 39 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 39 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 42 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 65 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 67 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 70 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 71 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 71 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 72 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 73 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 90 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 90 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 90 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 90 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 91 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 98 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 102 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 108 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
110 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 110 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 112 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 113 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 113 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 123 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 125 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 139 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 140 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 145 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 148 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 155 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 161 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 174 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 175 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 176 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 177 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 178 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 178 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 180 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 180 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 180 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 181 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 182 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 183 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 183 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 187 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
188 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 188 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 190 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 192 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 194 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 194 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 201 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 202 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 202 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 204 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 205 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 206 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 208 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 209 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
210 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
211 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
211 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 211 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 212 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 213 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 213 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 213 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
213 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 213 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
213 mi away
World War I Memorial
214 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
214 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
214 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
214 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
214 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 214 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 214 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 214 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 214 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 215 mi away
World War II Memorial
215 mi away
Washington Monument
215 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
215 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
215 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
215 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
215 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
215 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
215 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
215 mi away
Constitution Gardens
215 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
216 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 216 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 216 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 216 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
216 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
217 mi away
Harmony Hall
219 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 219 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 219 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 220 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
222 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 222 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 224 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 226 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 226 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 231 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 231 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 239 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 243 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 243 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 252 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 259 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 263 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 268 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 272 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 284 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 287 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 290 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 291 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 292 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 293 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 293 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 295 mi away
Green Springs
300 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 301 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 312 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 312 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 315 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 330 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 342 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 349 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 355 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 379 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 382 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 396 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 398 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 406 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 407 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 422 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 432 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 433 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Queens
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