African Burial Ground National Monument
African Burial Ground National Monument is a national monument run by the National Park Service in New York County, New York. There is no entrance fee.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for African Burial Ground National Monument on the managing agency's own page.
African Burial Ground National Monument map
African Burial Ground National Monument boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for NY, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
Fees, passes, and hours
African Burial Ground National Monument has no entrance fee.
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Hoboken, 2.5 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
What to see
- Historic siteNational MonumentNPS unit designation
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to African Burial Ground National Monument
- National Park Service unitFederal Hall National Memorial, a National Park Service unit, is 0.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkEmpire – Fulton Ferry State Park is 0.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitCastle Clinton National Monument is 1 mile away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitStonewall National Monument is 1.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitGovernors Island National Monument is 1.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is 1.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitStatue Of Liberty National Monument is 2.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkMarsha P. Johnson State Park is 2.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)