National Parks Near Rockville Centre, New York
165 national parks within 8 hours · 35 within 2 hours
35
Within 2 Hours
74
Within 4 Hours
49
Within 8 Hours
165
Total Parks
Rockville Centre, New York, is an excellent home base for exploring some of America's most significant national parks and historic sites. Located on Long Island, this charming community puts you within striking distance of an impressive 165 national parks and protected areas across the northeastern United States. Best of all, thirty-five of these parks are accessible within just two hours of driving, while seventy-four can be reached within four hours. Whether you're a history enthusiast, nature lover, or casual explorer, you'll find remarkable destinations nearby. The closest treasure is Gateway National Recreation Area, just sixteen miles away, offering stunning coastal landscapes and recreational opportunities. Just a bit farther afield, you'll discover Sagamore Hill National Historic Site at seventeen miles, where you can explore Theodore Roosevelt's former home, and the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site at nineteen miles, providing insight into the president's early life. These nearby options make it easy to plan meaningful excursions without lengthy travel times.
Planning a national park adventure from Rockville Centre is wonderfully straightforward. For a quick day trip, head to Gateway National Recreation Area for a few hours of hiking, wildlife viewing, or beachside relaxation, and you'll be back home by evening. If you're looking for a more immersive experience, consider dedicating a weekend to exploring multiple sites, perhaps combining a visit to the Theodore Roosevelt properties with another nearby park. The proximity of these destinations means you can maximize time actually experiencing these parks rather than spending hours on the road. We recommend checking each park's website for seasonal hours, entrance requirements, and any special programs before you visit. With such remarkable options so close by, you can turn any free afternoon or weekend into an enriching national park experience.
Map of Parks Near Rockville Centre
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Rockville Centre
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 16 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 17 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 19 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 19 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 19 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 19 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 19 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 20 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 20 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 20 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 20 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 20 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 21 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
21 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 21 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 33 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 33 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 34 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 42 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 47 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 72 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 73 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 75 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 76 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 77 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 78 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 80 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 93 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 94 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 94 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 94 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 100 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 103 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
108 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 109 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 114 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 116 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 117 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 118 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 118 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 126 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 127 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 134 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 141 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 144 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 148 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 156 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 161 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 173 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 173 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 175 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 175 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 176 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 177 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 178 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 178 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 180 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 182 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 183 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 184 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 184 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 189 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 191 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
191 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 191 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 198 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 199 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 200 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 200 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 203 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 205 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 206 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 206 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 208 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 213 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
213 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 214 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
215 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
215 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 216 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 216 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
216 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 216 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
217 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
217 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 217 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 217 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 217 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 217 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 217 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 217 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
217 mi away
World War I Memorial
218 mi away
World War II Memorial
218 mi away
Washington Monument
218 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
218 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
218 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
218 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 218 mi away
Constitution Gardens
218 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
219 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
219 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
219 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
219 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
219 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
219 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
219 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 220 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 220 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
220 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 220 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
220 mi away
Harmony Hall
223 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 223 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 223 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 224 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 225 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 225 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
226 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 228 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 231 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 232 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 233 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 236 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 243 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 245 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 246 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 260 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 262 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 271 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 273 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 280 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 283 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 286 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 288 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 290 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 292 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 294 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 296 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 298 mi away
Green Springs
303 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 311 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 311 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 316 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 319 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 337 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 339 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 346 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 358 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 377 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 379 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 405 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 407 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 409 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 416 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 428 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 430 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 438 mi away
Guided Tours & Experiences Near Rockville Centre
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