Day-Trip Checklist

Parks & Preserves within 90 minutes of Audubon, Pennsylvania

National park sites, state parks, and nature preserves. Drive times estimated from Audubon (19403) without traffic. Click a map pin to jump to its entry.

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National Park Service Units

Pennsylvania

Valley Forge National Historical Park
~10 min — King of Prussia, PA — 3,500 acres of Revolutionary War landscape, trails, monuments
Washington Crossing Historic Park (NPS)
~30 min — Washington Crossing, PA — Site of Washington's 1776 Delaware crossing
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
~35 min — Elverson, PA — Iron plantation history within French Creek forests
Independence National Historical Park
~35 min — Philadelphia, PA — Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, historic district
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
~35 min — Philadelphia, PA — Poe's only surviving Philadelphia home
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church National Historic Site
~35 min — Philadelphia, PA — Oldest church in Pennsylvania (c. 1700)
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
~35 min — Philadelphia, PA — Home of the Polish-American Revolutionary War hero
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
~35 min — Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Institute
Lower Delaware National Wild & Scenic River
~35–60 min — Bucks/Hunterdon counties — Scenic river corridor designation
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area ~90 min
~75–90 min — East Stroudsburg, PA/NJ — 70,000 acres, 40 miles of Delaware River corridor

New Jersey

Morristown National Historical Park ~90 min
~85–90 min — Morristown, NJ — Washington's winter encampment

Delaware

First State National Historical Park
~55–65 min — Various sites, DE — First European settlement landscape; includes Woodlawn Tract

Pennsylvania State Parks

Montgomery County (~10–25 min)

Evansburg State Park
~15 min — Collegeville, PA — 3,349 acres; trails, fishing, equestrian
Fort Washington State Park
~20 min — Fort Washington, PA — Historic Civil War fortifications; trails along Wissahickon Creek

Bucks County (~25–55 min)

Tyler State Park
~30 min — Newtown, PA — 1,711 acres; hiking, biking, canoeing on Neshaminy Creek
Neshaminy State Park
~35 min — Bensalem, PA — Along the Delaware River; swimming, boating
Delaware Canal State Park
~35 min — New Hope to Easton, PA — 60-mile linear park along the historic Delaware Canal towpath
Washington Crossing State Park (PA)
~35 min — Washington Crossing, PA — Historic site; wildflower preserve (Bowman's Hill)
Nockamixon State Park
~40 min — Quakertown, PA — 5,286 acres; 1,450-acre lake; boating, fishing, biking
Ralph Stover State Park
~45 min — Pipersville, PA — Scenic Tohickon Creek gorge; rock climbing

Chester County (~25–55 min)

Marsh Creek State Park
~30 min — Downingtown, PA — 1,705-acre park with 535-acre lake; sailing, hiking
French Creek State Park
~40 min — Elverson, PA — 7,730 acres in Berks/Chester counties; camping, hiking, two lakes (adjacent to Hopewell Furnace NHS)
Big Elk Creek State Park
~55 min — Landenberg, PA — ~1,700 acres; fishing, hiking along Big Elk Creek; one of PA's newest state parks

Delaware County (~25 min)

Ridley Creek State Park
~25 min — Media, PA — 2,606 acres; Colonial-era plantation, trails, wildlife

Berks County (~45–75 min)

Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center
~55 min — Reading, PA — 665-acre state forest; interpretive nature trails
Tuscarora State Park
~70 min — Barnesville, PA — 1,618 acres; 96-acre lake; swimming, hiking

Lehigh/Northampton Counties (~55–90 min)

Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
~55 min — Nazareth, PA — 1,722 acres; trails along Bushkill Creek; historic Henry gun factory
Beltzville State Park ~90 min
~75 min — Lehighton, PA — 2,972-acre park; 949-acre lake; swimming, boating
Lehigh Gorge State Park ~90 min
~85–90 min — White Haven, PA — 4,548 acres; dramatic gorge; whitewater rafting

New Jersey State Parks & Forests

Burlington/Hunterdon/Mercer Counties (~30–50 min)

Washington Crossing State Park (NJ)
~35 min — Titusville, NJ — Historic crossing site; wildflower preserve; trails
Bull's Island Recreation Area
~45 min — Stockton, NJ — D&R Canal State Park unit; Delaware River island; hiking, camping

Burlington/Camden/Gloucester Counties (~40–75 min)

Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
~60 min — New Lisbon, NJ — Pine Barrens; Whitesbog Village; sandy trails, bogs
Wharton State Forest
~60 min — Hammonton, NJ — 125,000+ acres of Pine Barrens; Batsto Village; paddling, hiking, camping
Penn State Forest
~65 min — Chatsworth, NJ — Pine Barrens; Lake Oswego; remote and quiet
Bass River State Forest
~75 min — Tuckerton, NJ — Oldest state forest in NJ; Lake Absegami; Pine Barrens

Salem/Cumberland Counties (~45–70 min)

Parvin State Park
~50 min — Elmer, NJ — Lush forests; Parvin Lake swimming; camping
Belleplain State Forest
~70 min — Woodbine, NJ — 21,000 acres; Lake Nummy; hiking, birding

Ocean/Monmouth Counties (~80–90 min)

Allaire State Park ~90 min
~80 min — Wall Township, NJ — 3,000+ acres; Historic Allaire Village; trails
Island Beach State Park ~90 min
~90 min — Seaside Park, NJ — 10 miles of barrier island; swimming, birding
Cheesequake State Park ~90 min
~85 min — Matawan, NJ — 1,600+ acres; rare habitat transition zone (Pine Barrens meets mid-Atlantic)

Delaware State Parks

Brandywine Creek State Park
~45 min — Wilmington, DE — 933 acres; old-growth tulip tree forest; hawk watch; first DE nature preserves
Alapocas Run State Park
~50 min — Wilmington, DE — Blue Rocks granite outcropping; trails along Brandywine
Bellevue State Park
~50 min — Wilmington, DE — Formal gardens; trails; historic du Pont estate
White Clay Creek State Park
~55 min — Newark, DE — 3,708 acres; multi-state preserve; excellent trails
Lums Pond State Park
~60 min — Bear, DE — Largest freshwater pond in DE; 1,790 acres; hiking, paddling
Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area (MD/DE)
~55 min — Fair Hill, MD — 5,600 acres; equestrian trails; Iron Hill area; excellent birding

Maryland State Parks

Susquehanna State Park
~65 min — Havre de Grace, MD — 2,753 acres; Susquehanna River; historic Rock Run Mill; hiking
Elk Neck State Park
~75 min — North East, MD — 2,188 acres; Turkey Point Lighthouse; Chesapeake Bay access; hiking, camping
Gunpowder Falls State Park ~90 min
~80 min — Various, MD — 18,000+ acres; Big and Little Gunpowder Falls; trails
Patapsco Valley State Park ~90 min
~85–90 min — Ellicott City, MD — 16,000 acres along Patapsco River valley; extensive trail network

Nature Preserves (Publicly Accessible)

Natural Lands Preserves (free, year-round)

John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
~5 min — Audubon, PA — 175-acre preserve; Perkiomen Creek; historic home of John James Audubon
Gwynedd Wildlife Preserve
~20 min — Gwynedd, PA — 1,000+ acres; excellent birding
Bryn Coed Preserve
~25 min — Chester Springs, PA — 1,505 acres; forest and farmland; one of the largest preserved parcels in greater Philadelphia
Binky Lee Preserve
~30 min — Chester Springs, PA — Meadows, woodlands, and wetlands along Valley Creek
Hildacy Preserve
~30 min — Media, PA — 55 acres; diverse woodland and meadow habitats
Sadsbury Woods Preserve
~40 min — Coatesville, PA — 511 acres; largest unfragmented woodland in Chester County; interior-forest songbirds
Green Hills Preserve
~45 min — Mohnton, PA — Rolling grasslands, woodlands, and wetlands; Natural Lands' first Berks County preserve
Meng Preserve
~25 min — Schwenksville, PA — 101 acres; diabase rock outcrops and vernal pools on the Stone Hill Greenway
Crow's Nest Preserve
~40 min — Elverson, PA — 621 acres along French Creek; gateway to Hopewell Big Woods
Stroud Preserve
~45 min — West Chester, PA — 542 acres; Brandywine Creek floodplain; birding
ChesLen Preserve
~45 min — Coatesville, PA — 1,263 acres; largest private preserve open to public in Chester County; serpentine barrens
Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
~50 min — Easton, PA — 522 acres; mature forest; nature center

Other Notable Preserves

Peace Valley Nature Center
~30 min — Doylestown, PA — 14-mile Lake Galena shoreline trail; birding; Bucks County park
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
~35 min — New Hope, PA — 134 acres; native PA plants; exceptional spring wildflowers; part of Washington Crossing SP
Honey Hollow / Bucks County Audubon Society
~35 min — New Hope, PA — Nature center and trails along Pidcock Creek
The Laurels Preserve (Brandywine Conservancy)
~40 min — Unionville, PA — Open dawn to dusk; member access
Waterloo Mills Preserve (Brandywine Conservancy)
~30 min — Devon, PA — Open Wed–Sun dawn to dusk; streamside habitat
White Clay Creek Preserve (PA)
~55 min — London Grove, PA — PA State Forest Natural Area; connects to DE White Clay Creek SP

Notes:

Drive times are estimates from Audubon, PA 19403 without heavy traffic. Entries marked ~90 min may exceed 90 minutes in traffic — verify before going.

Some Natural Lands preserves require free registration; check natlands.org before visiting.

Brandywine Conservancy preserves may require membership for some sites.

🐾 = dogs allowed on leash. The only entry without this icon is Benjamin Franklin National Memorial (indoor museum). Coastal NJ and DE parks restrict dogs on swimming beaches May–Sept.

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