Rhode Island · 0 national parks · 4 other NPS sites
Does Rhode Island have a national park?
Last verified Sources ↓
No. Rhode Island has no national park, but it has 4 National Park Service sites, including Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Roger Williams National Memorial and Touro Synagogue National Historic Site. The nearest national park to Providence is Acadia National Park, 240 miles away as the crow flies.
At a glance
Rhode Island, by the numbers
| National parks | None |
|---|---|
| NPS sites | 4 see nps.gov |
| Nearest to Providence | Acadia 240 mi straight-line, ≈ 5 h 40 min drive (est.) |
From Providence
The closest national parks to Rhode Island
Measured from Providence, Rhode Island's largest city (195,310 people, Census 2025 estimate). Straight-line miles; drive times are our rough estimate.
| Park | Straight line | Drive (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia National ParkME | 240 mi | ≈ 5 h 40 min |
| Shenandoah National ParkVA | 438 mi | ≈ 10 h 20 min |
| Cuyahoga Valley National ParkOH | 526 mi | ≈ 12 h 20 min |
| New River Gorge National Park & PreserveWV | 577 mi | ≈ 13 h 40 min |
4 NPS sites
Rhode Island's National Park Service sites
Monuments, historic sites, trails and more: every place the National Park Service lists for Rhode Island, grouped by type. Links go to nps.gov.
1 National Historic Site · 1 National Historic Trail · 1 National Historical Park · …Show all 4Hide
National Historic Site · 1
National Historic Trail · 1
- Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic TrailMA · RI · CT · NY · NJ · PA · DE · MD · VA · DC
National Historical Park · 1
National Memorial · 1
From the NPS Data API; the same list as Rhode Island's page on nps.gov. Trails and other multi-state sites appear under each state they cross.
FAQ
Rhode Island, answered
- Does Rhode Island have a national park?
- No. Rhode Island has no national park, but it has 4 National Park Service sites, including Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Roger Williams National Memorial and Touro Synagogue National Historic Site. The closest national park to Providence is Acadia National Park, about 240 miles away in a straight line.
- What is the closest national park to Providence?
- Acadia National Park, about 240 miles from Providence in a straight line, roughly 5 h 40 min by road on our estimate (straight-line miles × 1.3 at 55 mph, not a route). Providence is Rhode Island's largest city.
Sources · 4
- 1.Rhode Island: parks and places (nps.gov) · National Park Service
- 2.NPS Data API — /parks (all park units) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 3.City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2025 · U.S. Census Bureau
- 4.2025 Gazetteer Files: Places · U.S. Census Bureau
Browse another state
- Alabama
- Alaska8
- American Samoa1
- Arizona3
- Arkansas1
- California9
- Colorado4
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida3
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii2
- Idaho1
- Illinois
- Indiana1
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky1
- Louisiana
- Maine1
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan1
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi
- Missouri1
- Montana2
- Nebraska
- Nevada2
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico2
- New York
- North Carolina1
- North Dakota1
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Ohio1
- Oklahoma
- Oregon1
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina1
- South Dakota2
- Tennessee1
- Texas2
- US Virgin Islands1
- Utah5
- Vermont
- Virginia1
- Washington3
- West Virginia1
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming2
Park'd · free on iPhone & Android
Your parks map, in your pocket.
Park'd for iPhone and Android: check off every national park on a map, log trips with photos, notes and a favorite memory, and watch your stats and badges grow.
