The Definitive List Of National Parks In The Northeast (2022 Update)

Post Summary: National Parks of the Northeast

The Northeast United States is home to rolling mountains, rocky coastlines, and a rich Native American and United States history. The region is home to the northern half of the Appalachian Mountains and parts of the Atlantic coastal plain with a significant Atlantic Ocean coastline. The mountains and ocean access play a strong role in the cultural landscape of the region. There are 121 national parks in the Northeast to explore.

The article is a guide to the Northeast National Parks including parks in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia as well as the District of Colombia. We will cover:

Tips on Visiting the Northeast National Parks
Map of National Parks Northeast
National Parks in the Northeast by State
List of Northeast National Parks by Unit

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How many National Parks are in the Northeast?

It depends on which states you consider to be in the Northeast and what you are counting as the Northeast. If you consider the US Census Bureau’s definition of the Northeast, Acadia is the only National Park in the Northeast. Personally, I have included Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and Virginia as Northeastern states/areas of the United States. So for the purpose of this list, there are 3 National Parks in the Northeast – Acadia, Shenandoah, and New River Gorge.

If we want to talk about all the National Park Service units in the Northeast, there are 121 national parks in the Northeast. They are divided as follows

3 National Parks
12 National Monuments
25 National Historical Parks
30 National Historic Sites
1 International Historic Site
2 National Battlefield Parks
4 National Battlefields
2 National Military Parks
18 National Memorials
4 National Recreation Areas
3 National Seashores
4 National Rivers
2 National Parkways
2 National Trails
13 Other Designations

Tips on Visiting Northeast National Parks

Best Time to Visit the National Parks in the Northeast

The National Parks of the Northeast are best explored between May and October. This gives you the nicest weather and the parks are usually fully open during these times. The downside to visiting during this time is that the parks are the busiest during this time.

National Parks vs National Parks Units

I’m going to get into a bit of technical semantics. So feel free to skip if you just don’t care and just want to get straight into the National Parks of the Northeast.

The National Park System is made of 423 units that are administrated by the National Park Service. They have a range of designations from “National Historical Park” to “National Seashore” to “National Park” In total there are 19 designations plus a few oddballs. National Park Service considers each of these units to be a national park.

When most people talk about visiting the National Parks, they mean the 63 units that hold the designation “National Park.” These 63 National Parks are the creme of the crop parks (or they are supposed to be but that is getting off-topic). These are typically the big outdoor-focused parks that are worth a 3-5 day visit.

Most people who are National Park Obsessed are usually working on the list of 63 and visiting the other 360 national parks when they are in the area. Some people do have the goal of visiting all 423 which is great but that is so much more work than just visiting 63. Personally, I’m almost done with the 63 and will probably keep working towards the 423 but I really hate visiting battlefields so it will take a lot longer to get motivated to visit them. I lived in Richmond, VA for two years. It took me 18 months to drag myself over to visit the Richmond National Battlefield Park.

If you want a more detailed explanation of the difference between a National Park and a national park unit click here.

How much does it cost to visit a National Park? – National Park Fees & Passes

Surprisingly about 75% of the National Park Service Units are free to visit. That means that only a quarter of the parks charge an entrance fee. Even the parks that do charge a fee it is minimal. It ranges from $5 per person to $35 per vehicle.

If you are planning to explore more than two National Parks or 3-5 other designations in a year, you should plan on getting an America the Beautiful Pass. The pass is $80 and you get unlimited access to all entrance fee-charging in National Parks along with more than 3,000 other federal lands.

If you were to visit the Northeastern National Parks of Acadia and Shenandoah, you will spend $35 each. That is $70 right there. Throw in a visit to one of the Roosevelt sites in New York and within 3 park visits, you have already spent $80 in entrance fees.

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Fee Free Days in 2021

If you don’t plan (or can’t afford to) on purchasing an Ameria the Beautiful Annual Pass, there are six fee-free days each year. You can access the entrance fee-charging national parks for free on these days. Even if you have the Annual Pass, Fee Free Days can be a great time to visit the parks. Many parks have special activities on these days.

January 18: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 17: First day of National Park Week
August 4: One year anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
August 25: National Park Service Birthday
September 25: National Public Lands Day
November 11: Veterans Day

Map of the Northeast Region

States of the Northeast

National Parks of the Northeast by State

Connecticut

Connecticut doesn’t have any National Parks. While there are other national parks in the state, none of them hold the title “National Park.”

Other National Park Units in Connecticut

Here are the two other National Park units in Connecticut.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Weir Farm National Historic Site

A red colored wood house surrounded by trees

Delaware

Delaware doesn’t have any National Parks. Despite being the first state in the United States, they were the last state in the United States to get a National Park Service Unit.

Other National Park Units in Delaware

Here is the only National Park unit in Delaware.

First State National Historical Park (Also in Pennsyvania)

A green grassy park with trees — By Ataraxy22 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

District of Columbia

The District of Columbia doesn’t have any units holding the coveted title of “National Park.” The District is home to a range of other designated national park sites.

Other National Park Units in District of Columbia

Here are the twenty-five National Park units in Washington D.C.

Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Also in Maryland and Virginia)
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Constitution Gardens
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
George Washington Memorial Parkway (Also in Maryland and Virgnia)
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Capital Parks
National Mall
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
Rock Creek Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington Monument
White House and President’s Park
World War I Memorial
World War II Memorial

Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument with the Capitol Building and the moon in the background — Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument

Maine

Acadia National Park

Acadia National Park protects most of Mount Desert Island and several smaller islands. The park is an ancient treasure that spans ocean coastline, mountains, woodlands lakes to make it a complete package with diversity in every corner you turn to! You’ll be exploring ancestral land where Wabanaki people made use of both sea life as well as the natural resources found on drylands before Euro-American settlers arrived.

Looking down on a multicolored fall forest

Other National Park Units in Maine

Here are the other three National Park units in Maine.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site

A forest with a mountain in the background — Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

Maryland

Maryland doesn’t have any National Parks. While there are other national parks in the state, none of them hold the title “National Park.”

Other National Park Units in Maryland

Here are the other sixteen National Park units in Maryland.

Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Assateague Island National Seashore (Also in Virginia)
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Also in District of Colombia and West Virginia)
Catoctin Mountain Park
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Fort Washington Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway (Also in District of Colombia and Virgnia)
Greenbelt Park
Hampton National Historic Site
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Also in Virginia and West Virginia)
Monocacy National Battlefield
Piscataway Park
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Thomas Stone National Historic Site

A military monument in a field. — Antietam National Battlefield

Massachusetts

Massachusetts doesn’t have any NPS units holding the designation “National Park.”

Other National Park Units in Massachusetts

Here are the other sixteen National Park units in Massachusetts.

Adams National Historical Park
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (Also in Rhode Island)
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston National Historical Park
Cape Cod National Seashore
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site
Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
Lowell National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Springfield Armory National Historic Site

A white lighthouse on a rocky shoreline — Cape Cod National Seashore

New Hampshire

New Hampshire doesn’t have any units holding the converted title of “National Park.”

Other National Park Units in New Hampshire

Here are the other two National Park units in New Hampshire.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

A statue surrounded by white flowering trees — Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Photo Credit – NPS Photo

New Jersey

New Jersey doesn’t have any National Parks. While there are other national parks in the state, none of them hold the title “National Park.”

Other National Park Units in New Jersey

Here are the other eight National Park units in New Jersey.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area
Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River
Middle Delaware National Scenic River (Also in Pennsyvania)
Morristown National Historical Park
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Ellis Island
Thomas Edison National Historical Park

A waterfall with three drops — Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park

New York

Other National Park Units in New York

Here are the other twenty-three National Park units in New York.

African Burial Ground National Monument
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Castle Clinton National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Federal Hall National Memorial
Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area
General Grant National Memorial
Governors Island National Monument
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
Saratoga National Historical Park
Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Ellis Island
Stonewall National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Women’s Rights National Historical Park

A round brick building with New York skyline in the background — Governors Island National Monument

Pennsylvania

Other National Park Units in Pennsylvania

Here are the other nineteen National Park units in Pennsylvania.

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site
First State National Historical Park (Also in Delaware)
Flight 93 National Memorial
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gettysburg National Military Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Independence National Historical Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Middle Delaware National Scenic River (Also in New Jersery)
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Steamtown National Historic Site
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (Also in New York)
Valley Forge National Historical Park

A brick building with a steeple with a statue out front — Independence National Historical Park

Rhode Island

Other National Park Units in Rhode Island

Here are the other two National Park units in Rhode Island.

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (Also in Massachusetts)
Roger Williams National Memorial

A round outdoor structure by the water — Roger Williams National Memorial

Vermont

Other National Park Units in Vermont

Here are the other two National Park units in Vermont.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

A red brick house with three stories and a chimmney — Photo Credit – David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0

Virginia

Shenandoah National Park

Other National Park Units in Virginia

Here are the other twenty-one National Park units in Virginia.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia)
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore (Also in Maryland)
Blue Ridge Parkway (Also in North Carolina)
Booker T. Washington National Monument
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park
- Cape Henry Memorial
- Historic Jamestowne
- Yorktown Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Also in Kentucky and Tennessee)
Fort Monroe National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway (Also in District of Colombia and Maryland)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Also in Maryland, and West Virginia)
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Petersburg National Battlefield
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

A two story red house with a porch — Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

West Virginia

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Standing on a rock looking down on a green valley with a horseshoe river bend.

Other National Park Units in West Virginia

Here are the other five National Park units in West Virginia.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia)
Bluestone National Scenic River
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Also in District of Colombia and Maryland)
Gauley River National Recreation Area
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Also in Maryland and Virginia)

A river running through a rocky canyon. — Gauley River National Recreation Area

List of the National Parks in the Northeast

National Parks of the Northeast

Acadia National Park (ME)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (WV)
Shenandoah National Park (VA)

a Forest stream — Shenandoah National Park

National Monuments of the Northeast

African Burial Ground National Monument (NY)
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument (DC)
Booker T. Washington National Monument (VA)
Castle Clinton National Monument (NY)
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (MD)
Fort Monroe National Monument (VA)
Fort Stanwix National Monument (NY)
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (VA)
Governors Island National Monument (NY)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (ME)
Statue of Liberty National Monument (NJ, NY)
Stonewall National Monument (NY)

Statue of Liberty with the New York Skyline in the background — Statue of Liberty National Monument

National Historical Parks of the Northeast

Adams National Historical Park (MA)
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (VA)
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (MA, RI)
Boston National Historical Park (MA)
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park (VA)
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (DC, MD, VA)
Colonial National Historical Park (VA)
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (KY, TN, VA)
First State National Historical Park (DE, PA)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (WV, VA, MD)
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park (NY)
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (MD)
Independence National Historical Park (PA)
Lowell National Historical Park (MA)
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (VT)
Minute Man National Historical Park (MA)
Morristown National Historical Park (NJ)
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (MA)
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (NJ)
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park (NH)
Saratoga National Historical Park (NY)
Thomas Edison National Historical Park (NJ)
Valley Forge National Historical Park (PA)
Weir Farm National Historical Park (CT)
Women’s Rights National Historical Park (NY)

An aerial view of the town at a river bend. — Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

National Historic Sites of the Northeast

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (PA)
Boston African American National Historic Site (MA)
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site (DC)
Clara Barton National Historic Site (MD)
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site (PA)
Eisenhower National Historic Site (PA)
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (NY)
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site (DC)
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (DC)
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (MA)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site (PA)
Hampton National Historic Site (MD)
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (NY)
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (PA)
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site (MA)
Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site (MA)
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site (VA)
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (NY)
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (DC)
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site (DC)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (NY)
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site (NY)
Salem Maritime National Historic Site (MA)
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (MA)
Springfield Armory National Historic Site (MA)
Steamtown National Historic Site (PA)
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (NY)
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site (NY)
Thomas Stone National Historic Site (MD)
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (NY)

A large white house — Hampton National Historic Site

International Historic Sites of the Northeast

Saint Croix Island International Historic Site (ME)

National Battlefield Park of the Northeast

Manassas National Battlefield Park (VA)
Richmond National Battlefield Park (VA)

National Battlefields of the Northeast

Antietam National Battlefield (MD)
Fort Necessity National Battlefield (PA)
Monocacy National Battlefield (MD)
Petersburg National Battlefield (VA)

A small wood fort — Fort Necessity National Battlefield

National Military Park of the Northeast

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (VA)
Gettysburg National Military Park (PA)

National Memorials of the Northeast

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (VA)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (DC)
Federal Hall National Memorial (NY)
Flight 93 National Memorial (PA)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (DC)
General Grant National Memorial (NY)
Hamilton Grange National Memorial (NY)
Johnstown Flood National Memorial (PA)
Korean War Veterans Memorial (DC)
Lincoln Memorial (DC)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac (DC)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (DC)
Roger Williams National Memorial (RI)
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial (PA)
Thomas Jefferson Memorial (DC)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (DC)
World War I Memorial (DC)
World War II Memorial (DC)

A marble building with a dome and statue in the middle — Thomas Jefferson Memorial

National Recreation Areas of the Northeast

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (MA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (NJ, PA)
Gateway National Recreation Area (NJ, NY)
Gauley River National Recreation Area (WV)

National Seashores of the Northeast

Assateague Island National Seashore (MD, VA)
Cape Cod National Seashore (MA)
Fire Island National Seashore (NY)

National Rivers of the Northeast

Bluestone National Scenic River (WV)
Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River (NJ)
Middle Delaware National Scenic River (PA)
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (PA)

A river bend with fall colors in the trees.

National Parkways of the Northeast

Blue Ridge Parkway (NC, VA)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (DC, MD, VA)

National Trails of the Northeast

Appalachian National Scenic Trail (CT, GA, MD, MA, NH, NC, PA, TN, VT, VA, WV)
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (DC, MD, PA, VA)

Other National Parks of the Northeast

Catoctin Mountain Park (MD)
Constitution Gardens (DC)
Fort Washington Park (MD)
Greenbelt Park (MD)
National Capital Parks (DC)
National Mall (DC)
Piscataway Park (MD)
Prince William Forest Park (VA)
Rock Creek Park (DC)
Theodore Roosevelt Island (DC)
Washington Monument (DC)
White House and President’s Park (DC)
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (VA)

A small river with a walking trail on the side — Middle Delaware National Scenic River

Associated Units of the Northeast

Associated International Parks of the Northeast

Roosevelt Campobello International Park (ME)

Associated National Trails of the Northeast

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA)
New England National Scenic Trail (CT, MA)
North Country National Scenic Trail (NY, PA)
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (NC, TN, SC, VA)
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (DC, MD, VA)
Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA)

A hiking path through two nice fields — North Country National Scenic Trail

National Heritage Areas of the Northeast

Baltimore National Heritage Area (MD)
Coal National Heritage Area (WV)
Crossroads to the American Revolution National Heritage Area (NJ)
Essex National Heritage Area (MA)
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (NY)
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area (NY)
Oild Region National Heritage Area (PA)
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (PA)
Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area (PA)

National Heritage Corridors of the Northeast

Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (PA)
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (NY)
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (MA, RI)
The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (CT, MA)

A canal with a walking path along it. — Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

National Reserves of the Northeast

New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve (NJ)

Associated National Historic Sites of the Northeast

Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site (PA)
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site (NY)
Thomas Cole National Historic Site (NY)
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (RI)

A tan-colored two-story Synagogue. — Touro Synagogue National Historic Site

Associated National Rivers of the Northeast

Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River (NJ, PA)

Associated Memorials of the Northeast

African American Civil War Memorial (DC)

Other Associated Units of the Northeast

Anacostia Park (DC)
Chesapeake Bay Gateway Network (DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV)
Civil War Defenses of Washington (DC, MD, VA)
Claude Moor Colonial Farm (VA)
Fort Dupont Park (DC)
Great Falls Park (VA)
Green Springs (VA)
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens (DC)
Maine Acadian Culture (ME)

A wide river with some plants growing in the middle. — Great Falls Park

Final Thoughts of the National Parks of the Northeast

I hope you have learned a little bit about the National Parks of the Northeast and are ready to get out and explore the Northeastern National Parks. If you are interested in the National Parks of other regions click below;