National Parks Near Athens, Georgia

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Athens, including 145 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 5 of these are designated National Parks.

How distance is measured: Distances below are straight-line estimates from the city coordinates to NPS site coordinates. They are not road mileage or drive times. For trails, parkways, rivers, and other corridor units, the NPS reference coordinate may not represent the nearest visitor access point. Use each park's official directions and current alerts before planning a trip.

145NPS sites within 500 mi

5NPS sites within 100 mi

5Designated National Parks

53Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · 53 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

114 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	Georgia	53 mi
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Georgia	59 mi
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	National Battlefield Park	Georgia	70 mi
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Georgia	78 mi
Ninety Six National Historic Site	National Historic Site	South Carolina	79 mi
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	National Historic Site	North Carolina	105 mi
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National Park	North Carolina, Tennessee	114 mi
Cowpens National Battlefield	National Battlefield	South Carolina	121 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway	Parkway	North Carolina, Virginia	122 mi
Andersonville National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Georgia	129 mi
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park	National Military Park	Georgia, Tennessee	129 mi
Little River Canyon National Preserve	National Preserve	Alabama	132 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 5 within 100 mi 36 within 250 mi 145 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Athens

Wisps of fog hang over the forests in the mountains.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North Carolina, Tennessee

114 mi straight-line

View of the Congaree River during the Fall

Congaree National Park

South Carolina

151 mi straight-line

Looking out from a large cave entrance with falling water and green trees shown over the entrance.

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky

273 mi straight-line

White-tailed bucks sparring in Big Meadows

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia

416 mi straight-line

looking up at the curve of the Gateway Arch against the sky

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

498 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

Other NPS Site · 26 National Historical Park · 18 National Historic Site · 18 National Monument · 17 National Battlefield · 9 Park · 9 National Military Park · 7 National Park · 5 National Seashore · 5 National Memorial · 5 National Battlefield Park · 3 National Historic Trail · 3

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

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Plan From Athens

Use these distances to compare options, then open the individual park pages for current alerts, visitor centers, campgrounds, things to do, and official directions. For road mileage, seasonal access, reservations, and closures, verify the latest information with the National Park Service before traveling.

You can also browse NPS sites associated with Georgia or browse all city starting points.