National Parks Near Evansville, Indiana

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Evansville, including 92 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.

92NPS sites within 500 mi

3NPS sites within 100 mi

8Designated National Parks

31Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

National Memorial · 31 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

94 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	National Memorial	Indiana	31 mi
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Indiana	48 mi
Mammoth Cave National Park	National Park	Kentucky	94 mi
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Kentucky	105 mi
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	National Battlefield	Kentucky, Tennessee	106 mi
Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Missouri	137 mi
Gateway Arch National Park	National Park	Missouri	151 mi
Stones River National Battlefield	National Battlefield	Tennessee	158 mi
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Missouri	158 mi
Camp Nelson National Monument	National Monument	Kentucky	161 mi
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	National Monument	Kentucky	166 mi
Lincoln Home National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Illinois	169 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

2 within 50 mi 3 within 100 mi 26 within 250 mi 92 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Evansville

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

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky

94 mi straight-line

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

151 mi straight-line

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana

253 mi straight-line

Wisps of fog hang over the forests in the mountains.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North Carolina, Tennessee

277 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

390 mi straight-line

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas

390 mi straight-line

View of the Congaree River during the Fall

Congaree National Park

South Carolina

478 mi straight-line

White-tailed bucks sparring in Big Meadows

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia

493 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 19 National Historical Park · 13 National Monument · 13 National Park · 8 National Military Park · 7 National Battlefield · 6 National Memorial · 4 National Historic Trail · 3 National Scenic Trail · 2 National Preserve · 2 Parkway · 2 National Battlefield Park · 2

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Henderson, Kentucky 11 mi straight-line Owensboro, Kentucky 28 mi straight-line Hopkinsville, Kentucky 80 mi straight-line Paducah, Kentucky 88 mi straight-line Bowling Green, Kentucky 92 mi straight-line Elizabethtown, Kentucky 93 mi straight-line

Plan From Evansville

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 Indiana or browse all city starting points.