National Parks Near South Plainfield, New Jersey
167 national parks within 8 hours · 38 within 2 hours
38
Within 2 Hours
86
Within 4 Hours
36
Within 8 Hours
167
Total Parks
South Plainfield, New Jersey, offers an excellent base for exploring America's most treasured natural and historical landmarks. Located in the heart of central New Jersey, this conveniently positioned town provides access to an impressive 167 national parks within an eight-hour drive, with 38 parks reachable in just two hours or less. Whether you're a history enthusiast or nature lover, you'll find remarkable destinations nearby. The closest option is Morristown National Historical Park, situated just 15 miles away, where you can walk the grounds where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1779-1780. Just slightly further out at 17 miles lies Thomas Edison National Historical Park, home to the laboratories where the famous inventor created many of his groundbreaking innovations. For those interested in maritime history and immigration heritage, the National Parks of New York Harbor, including the iconic Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island, are all within 20-21 miles of South Plainfield.
Planning a national park adventure from South Plainfield is straightforward and flexible. For a quick day trip, consider visiting either Morristown or Thomas Edison, both reachable in under 30 minutes, allowing you several hours to explore exhibits, guided tours, and historic sites before returning home. If you prefer a more immersive weekend experience, the New York Harbor parks make an ideal destination, where you can combine multiple sites across two days while staying within a manageable driving distance. Pack comfortable walking shoes, check each park's website for current hours and any entry requirements, and plan your visits during weekday mornings to avoid crowds. With nearly four dozen parks within a two-hour radius, you can easily rotate through different destinations throughout the year, ensuring fresh experiences and diverse historical and natural perspectives.
Browse Parks by Drive Time from South Plainfield
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 15 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 17 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
20 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 21 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 21 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 22 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 23 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 23 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 24 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 24 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 24 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 25 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 26 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 27 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 29 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 30 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 32 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 38 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 40 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 45 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 47 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 53 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 57 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 58 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 58 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 59 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 63 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 69 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 75 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 76 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 79 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 82 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 86 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 86 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 87 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 88 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
89 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 107 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 118 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 129 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 140 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 142 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 145 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 146 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 146 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 148 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 154 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
156 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 156 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 158 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 160 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 168 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 172 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 172 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 173 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 173 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 174 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
177 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
178 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 179 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 179 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 179 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
179 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 179 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 180 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 180 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
180 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 180 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 180 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
180 mi away
World War I Memorial
181 mi away
Washington Monument
181 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
181 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
181 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
181 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
181 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 181 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 181 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 181 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 181 mi away
World War II Memorial
182 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
182 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
182 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
182 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
182 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
182 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
182 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 182 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
182 mi away
Constitution Gardens
182 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 182 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
183 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 183 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
183 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
184 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 186 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 186 mi away
Harmony Hall
187 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 187 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
189 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 190 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 190 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 192 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 192 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 192 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 196 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 196 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 196 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 199 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 203 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 206 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 207 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 209 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 210 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 210 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 211 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 211 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 212 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 213 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 214 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 215 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 216 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 219 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 220 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 227 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 227 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 228 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 230 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 232 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 233 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 239 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 245 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 257 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 260 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 260 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 263 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 265 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 265 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 266 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 266 mi away
Green Springs
267 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 278 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 280 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 286 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 296 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 322 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 323 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 328 mi away
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Monument 343 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 363 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 365 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 369 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 373 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 377 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 388 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 399 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 409 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 411 mi away
Acadia National Park
National Park 411 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 425 mi away
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