National Parks Near Fort Dodge, Iowa

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Fort Dodge, including 50 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 6 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.

50NPS sites within 500 mi

0NPS sites within 100 mi

6Designated National Parks

124Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · 124 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Gateway Arch National Park

340 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail	National Historic Trail	Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia	124 mi
Pipestone National Monument	National Monument	Minnesota	150 mi
Effigy Mounds National Monument	National Monument	Iowa	156 mi
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Iowa	156 mi
Missouri National Recreational River	National Recreational River	Nebraska, South Dakota	175 mi
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	National River & Recreation Area	Minnesota	176 mi
Homestead National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Nebraska	206 mi
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	National Scenic Riverway	Minnesota, Wisconsin	238 mi
Harry S Truman National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Missouri	248 mi
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Kansas	252 mi
Ice Age National Scenic Trail	National Scenic Trail	Wisconsin	254 mi
New Philadelphia National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Illinois	256 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 0 within 100 mi 9 within 250 mi 50 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Fort Dodge

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

340 mi straight-line

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana

368 mi straight-line

Photograph of granite cliffs topped with trees alongside a blue lake.

Voyageurs National Park

Minnesota

418 mi straight-line

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

427 mi straight-line

Isle Royale National Park

Michigan

460 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

473 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 11 National Monument · 8 National Historical Park · 6 National Park · 6 National Historic Trail · 3 National Lakeshore · 3 National Scenic Trail · 2 National Memorial · 2 National Recreational River · 1 National River & Recreation Area · 1 National Scenic Riverway · 1 National Scenic River · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Ames, Iowa 44 mi straight-line Ankeny, Iowa 61 mi straight-line Johnston, Iowa 61 mi straight-line Urbandale, Iowa 63 mi straight-line Waukee, Iowa 65 mi straight-line Mason City, Iowa 66 mi straight-line

Plan From Fort Dodge

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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