National Parks Near Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Elizabethtown, including 154 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 8 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.

154NPS sites within 500 mi

5NPS sites within 100 mi

8Designated National Parks

14Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

National Historical Park · 14 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

38 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Kentucky	14 mi
Mammoth Cave National Park	National Park	Kentucky	38 mi
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	National Memorial	Indiana	67 mi
Camp Nelson National Monument	National Monument	Kentucky	70 mi
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	National Monument	Kentucky	76 mi
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area	National River & Recreation Area	Kentucky, Tennessee	105 mi
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Indiana	113 mi
William Howard Taft National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Ohio	123 mi
Stones River National Battlefield	National Battlefield	Tennessee	130 mi
Obed Wild & Scenic River	Wild & Scenic River	Tennessee	131 mi
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	National Battlefield	Kentucky, Tennessee	141 mi
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia	145 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

2 within 50 mi 5 within 100 mi 28 within 250 mi 154 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Elizabethtown

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

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky

38 mi straight-line

Wisps of fog hang over the forests in the mountains.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North Carolina, Tennessee

196 mi straight-line

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

243 mi straight-line

Michigan Lake beach with green grassy dunes in the background, under a blue sky.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana

279 mi straight-line

People in bright orange kayaks paddle around a bend in a river, past green trees and a rocky shore.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio

336 mi straight-line

View of the Congaree River during the Fall

Congaree National Park

South Carolina

395 mi straight-line

White-tailed bucks sparring in Big Meadows

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia

406 mi straight-line

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas

457 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 27 Other NPS Site · 26 National Monument · 17 National Historical Park · 16 National Battlefield · 10 Park · 10 National Military Park · 9 National Park · 8 National Memorial · 4 National Battlefield Park · 4 Parkway · 3 National Historic Trail · 3

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Louisville, Kentucky 34 mi straight-line Jeffersontown, Kentucky 39 mi straight-line New Albany, Indiana 42 mi straight-line Jeffersonville, Indiana 45 mi straight-line Bowling Green, Kentucky 59 mi straight-line Frankfort, Kentucky 65 mi straight-line

Plan From Elizabethtown

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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