National Parks Near Colorado Springs, Colorado

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Colorado Springs, including 86 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 17 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.

86NPS sites within 500 mi

3NPS sites within 100 mi

17Designated National Parks

28Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

National Monument · 28 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

114 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	National Monument	Colorado	28 mi
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve	National Park & Preserve	Colorado	87 mi
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	92 mi
Rocky Mountain National Park	National Park	Colorado	114 mi
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	123 mi
Curecanti National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	Colorado	141 mi
Amache National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	143 mi
Capulin Volcano National Monument	National Monument	New Mexico	150 mi
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park	National Park	Colorado	161 mi
Fort Union National Monument	National Monument	New Mexico	205 mi
Colorado National Monument	National Monument	Colorado	212 mi
Scotts Bluff National Monument	National Monument	Nebraska	212 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

1 within 50 mi 3 within 100 mi 22 within 250 mi 86 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Colorado Springs

Cub Lake with reflections. Yellow and brown grasses line the edge of the lake.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

114 mi straight-line

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Colorado

161 mi straight-line

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado

231 mi straight-line

a broad, red arch with rock pinnacles in the background

Arches National Park

Utah

260 mi straight-line

Small rounded canyons with large sandstone cliffs and mountains in the background

Canyonlands National Park

Utah

280 mi straight-line

Thin fins of calcite forming box-shaped openings, called boxwork, on a cave ceiling.

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

333 mi straight-line

Layered badlands formations behind fields of green grass under cloudy and billowing clouds.

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

353 mi straight-line

Wingate Sandstone cliffs behind historic barn and farmhouse

Capitol Reef National Park

Utah

353 mi straight-line

Sunlit Painted Desert hills of the Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area

Petrified Forest National Park

Arizona

386 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 33 National Park · 17 National Historic Site · 9 National Historic Trail · 9 National Historical Park · 6 National Recreation Area · 4 National Memorial · 3 National Preserve · 2 National Park & Preserve · 1 National Scenic River · 1 National Recreational River · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Security-Widefield, Colorado 9 mi straight-line Fountain, Colorado 13 mi straight-line Castle Rock, Colorado 36 mi straight-line Pueblo West, Colorado 36 mi straight-line Pueblo, Colorado 42 mi straight-line Parker, Colorado 44 mi straight-line

Plan From Colorado Springs

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 Colorado or browse all city starting points.