National Parks Near Dodge City, Kansas

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Dodge City, including 64 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 9 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

2NPS sites within 100 mi

9Designated National Parks

6Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Santa Fe National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · 6 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

353 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Santa Fe National Historic Trail	National Historic Trail	Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma	6 mi
Fort Larned National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Kansas	52 mi
Nicodemus National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Kansas	115 mi
Amache National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	128 mi
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	147 mi
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Oklahoma	149 mi
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	Texas	174 mi
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	National Monument	Texas	176 mi
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	187 mi
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	National Preserve	Kansas	193 mi
Oklahoma City National Memorial	National Memorial	Oklahoma	210 mi
Capulin Volcano National Monument	National Monument	New Mexico	228 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

1 within 50 mi 2 within 100 mi 13 within 250 mi 64 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Dodge City

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

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

353 mi straight-line

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Colorado

422 mi straight-line

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

429 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

440 mi straight-line

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas

448 mi straight-line

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado

464 mi straight-line

Photo of Giant Dome and Twin Domes in the Big Room.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

New Mexico

465 mi straight-line

El Capitan with blooming claret cup cacti

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Texas

489 mi straight-line

White dunes in foreground with sun setting behind mountain.

White Sands National Park

New Mexico

495 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 19 National Historic Site · 13 National Park · 9 National Historical Park · 5 National Historic Trail · 4 National Recreation Area · 3 National Preserve · 2 National Memorial · 2 National Park & Preserve · 1 National Military Park · 1 National Scenic River · 1 National Battlefield · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Garden City, Kansas 48 mi straight-line Hutchinson, Kansas 117 mi straight-line Wichita, Kansas 146 mi straight-line Salina, Kansas 149 mi straight-line

Plan From Dodge City

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 Kansas or browse all city starting points.