National Parks Near Barstow, California

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Barstow, including 64 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 16 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.

64NPS sites within 500 mi

4NPS sites within 100 mi

16Designated National Parks

69Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · 69 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

95 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail	National Historic Trail	Arizona, California	69 mi
Mojave National Preserve	National Preserve	California	88 mi
César E. Chávez National Monument	National Monument	California	89 mi
Joshua Tree National Park	National Park	California	95 mi
Death Valley National Park	National Park	California, Nevada	112 mi
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	California	112 mi
Castle Mountains National Monument	National Monument	California	114 mi
Manzanar National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	143 mi
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	National Monument	Nevada	143 mi
Cabrillo National Monument	National Monument	California	152 mi
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	National Park	California	154 mi
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	Arizona, Nevada	170 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 4 within 100 mi 16 within 250 mi 64 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Barstow

The sky turns hues of pink and purple over a field of Joshua trees.

Joshua Tree National Park

California

95 mi straight-line

badlands bathed in pale pink and orange light from the setting sun

Death Valley National Park

California, Nevada

112 mi straight-line

A deep canyon with a forested floor and steep granite cliffs

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

California

154 mi straight-line

Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.

Channel Islands National Park

California

174 mi straight-line

Granite dome with trace amounts of snow.

Yosemite National Park

California

249 mi straight-line

Pinnacles National Park

California

258 mi straight-line

A triangular sandstone mountain overlooks green and yellow foliage. A cloudy blue sky is overhead.

Zion National Park

Utah

280 mi straight-line

At Sunset, swirling rain clouds above a vast canyon filled with colorful peaks and cliff walls.

Grand Canyon National Park

Arizona

288 mi straight-line

blue sky with green trees in mountain cirque

Great Basin National Park

Nevada

321 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 26 National Park · 16 National Historic Site · 6 National Recreation Area · 5 National Historical Park · 3 National Historic Trail · 2 National Memorial · 2 Other NPS Site · 2 National Preserve · 1 National Seashore · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

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Plan From Barstow

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.

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