National Parks Near Ridgewood, New Jersey
166 national parks within 8 hours · 37 within 2 hours
37
Within 2 Hours
81
Within 4 Hours
41
Within 8 Hours
166
Total Parks
Ridgewood, New Jersey offers an exceptional location for exploring America's protected historic and natural landmarks. With 166 national parks within an eight-hour drive, this Bergen County community serves as an ideal base for park enthusiasts seeking both day trips and weekend getaways. Best of all, thirty-seven parks lie within just two hours of Ridgewood, making spontaneous visits entirely feasible. The closest gem is Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, situated merely six miles away, where visitors can witness the powerful 77-foot cascade that once powered America's industrial revolution. Just slightly further afield, history buffs will find Hamilton Grange National Memorial and General Grant National Memorial, both located just fourteen miles away, offering fascinating glimpses into the lives of two founding fathers and military leaders. Thomas Edison National Historical Park at fifteen miles and Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site at sixteen miles round out the immediate vicinity, providing quick cultural and historical escapes without requiring extensive travel.
Planning your visit to these nearby national parks is refreshingly straightforward from Ridgewood. For a quick afternoon outing, Paterson Great Falls is an unbeatable option, requiring less than a fifteen-minute drive and offering scenic trails and visitor centers that accommodate hour-long to half-day visits. If you prefer a more leisurely pace or wish to explore multiple sites, consider dedicating a full weekend to the cluster of parks within the 14-16 mile range, allowing time for deeper engagement with each location's unique history and heritage. We recommend checking individual park websites for current hours, entrance fees, and any seasonal closures before setting out. Spring through fall offers the most pleasant weather for outdoor exploration, though many of these historic sites maintain year-round appeal.
Map of Parks Near Ridgewood
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Ridgewood
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 6 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 14 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 14 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 15 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 16 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 18 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 18 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 19 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 19 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 20 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 20 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 20 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 21 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 21 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
22 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 27 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 31 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 33 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 39 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 45 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 55 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 55 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 57 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 61 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 61 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 67 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 73 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 77 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 86 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 87 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 89 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 90 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 90 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 98 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 102 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 113 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
119 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 122 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 128 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 141 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 150 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 152 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 154 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 169 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 170 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 170 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 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 180 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 181 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 182 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 183 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 183 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 183 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 184 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 184 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 185 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 185 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 188 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 190 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 192 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 195 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 197 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 198 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 199 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 200 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 202 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 205 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 206 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
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
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 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
Fort Foote Park
Park 217 mi away
Harmony Hall
218 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 218 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
219 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 220 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 220 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 221 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 223 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 223 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 237 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 240 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 244 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 248 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 258 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 259 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 260 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 278 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 288 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 290 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 292 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 295 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 297 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 297 mi away
Green Springs
298 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 298 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 298 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 299 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 312 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 317 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 318 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 353 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 353 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 359 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 378 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 380 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 380 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 389 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 394 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 403 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 414 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 426 mi away
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
National Monument 437 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 437 mi away
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