National Parks Near Frankfort, Kentucky

159 national parks within 8 hours  ·  5 within 2 hours

5
Within 2 Hours
15
Within 4 Hours
114
Within 8 Hours
159
Total Parks

Frankfort, Kentucky's capital city, serves as an exceptional base for exploring America's protected natural and historical treasures. With an impressive 159 national parks within an eight-hour drive, visitors have remarkable flexibility in planning their adventures. Whether you're interested in Civil War history, natural wonders, or presidential sites, you'll find compelling destinations nearby. The closest option is Camp Nelson National Monument, located just 31 miles away, making it perfect for a quick afternoon visit. History enthusiasts will also appreciate Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, situated 61 miles south, and Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, 78 miles away. For those willing to venture slightly further, Mammoth Cave National Park awaits at 98 miles, offering world-class cave tours and outdoor recreation opportunities that draw visitors from around the globe.

Planning a national park getaway from Frankfort is straightforward and flexible depending on your available time. For a half-day or full-day trip, Camp Nelson National Monument is your ideal choice, requiring minimal drive time and allowing you to maximize your time at the site. If you have a full day, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace is accessible for a meaningful visit combined with exploring nearby historic towns. For a weekend adventure, consider heading to Mammoth Cave National Park, where you can enjoy multiple cave tours, hiking trails, and scenic drives through the beautiful karst landscape. Spring and fall offer the most pleasant weather for outdoor exploration, though these parks welcome visitors year-round. Check each park's website ahead of time for current hours, any entrance fees, and special programs or tours. With so many options within reasonable driving distance, you'll find it easy to incorporate quality national park experiences into your Frankfort stay.

Browse Parks by Drive Time from Frankfort

Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville
Parkway 224 mi away
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Fort Oglethorpe
National Military Park 226 mi away
Russell Cave National Monument
Russell Cave National Monument
Bridgeport
National Monument 229 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Flat Rock
National Historic Site 242 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
First Ladies National Historic Site
Canton
National Historic Site 259 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Put-in-Bay
Memorial 263 mi away
Little River Canyon National Preserve
Little River Canyon National Preserve
Fort Payne
National Preserve 264 mi away
Indiana Dunes National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park
Porter
National Park 266 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Monroe
National Battlefield Park 269 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
Cowpens National Battlefield
Gaffney
National Battlefield 271 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Peninsula
National Park 275 mi away
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
Springfield
National Monument 280 mi away
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Springfield
National Historic Site 280 mi away
Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park
Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park
Ste. Genevieve
National Historical Park 282 mi away
Pullman National Historical Park
Pullman National Historical Park
Chicago
National Historical Park 282 mi away
Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh
National Military Park 286 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Gaffney
National Historic Trail 286 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Blacksburg
National Military Park 286 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Point Marion
National Historic Site 287 mi away
Gateway Arch National Park
Gateway Arch National Park
St. Louis
National Park 290 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
Booker T Washington National Monument
Hardy
National Monument 290 mi away
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Sandy Springs
National Recreation Area 292 mi away
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw
National Battlefield Park 293 mi away
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
St. Louis
National Historic Site 298 mi away
Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
Santa Fe
National Historic Trail 303 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
James A Garfield National Historic Site
Mentor
National Historic Site 304 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Farmington
National Battlefield 304 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
Atlanta
National Historical Park 308 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Greensboro
National Military Park 311 mi away
Freedom Riders National Monument
Freedom Riders National Monument
Anniston
National Monument 320 mi away
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ninety Six
National Historic Site 322 mi away
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
Guntown
National Battlefield Site 333 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Appomattox
National Historical Park 336 mi away
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham
National Monument 341 mi away
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
Tupelo
National Scenic Trail 342 mi away
New Philadelphia National Historic Site
New Philadelphia National Historic Site
Barry
National Historic Site 344 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
Flight 93 National Memorial
Stoystown
National Memorial 345 mi away
Tupelo National Battlefield
Tupelo National Battlefield
Tupelo
National Battlefield 347 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Luray
National Park 347 mi away
Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Van Buren
National Scenic Riverways 357 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
South Fork
National Memorial 358 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Middletown
National Historical Park 359 mi away
Green Springs
Green Springs
Multiple Privately Owned Properties
363 mi away
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Daviston
National Military Park 364 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Gallitzin
National Historic Site 370 mi away
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Macon
National Historical Park 377 mi away
Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park
Hopkins
National Park 381 mi away
Natchez Trace Parkway
Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo
Parkway 384 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park 392 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield
Sharpsburg
National Battlefield 393 mi away
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Tuskegee
National Historic Site 399 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas
National Battlefield Park 399 mi away
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Tuskegee Institute
National Historic Site 401 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Williamsport
National Scenic Trail 401 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg
National Military Park 401 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park
Triangle
Park 406 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Richmond
National Historic Site 407 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg
National Battlefield 410 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield
Frederick
National Battlefield 410 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Catoctin Mountain Park
Thurmont
Park 410 mi away
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Vienna
414 mi away
Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park
McLean
Park 415 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Williamsport
National Historical Park 415 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond
National Battlefield Park 416 mi away
Andersonville National Historic Site
Andersonville National Historic Site
Andersonville
National Historic Site 416 mi away
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
West Branch
National Historic Site 419 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
George Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean
Memorial Parkway 420 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo
Park 421 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Glen Echo
National Historic Site 421 mi away
Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
White Hall
National Historic Trail 422 mi away
Piscataway Park
Piscataway Park
Accokeek
Park 423 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gettysburg
National Historic Site 423 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Arlington
424 mi away
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
Sumner
National Monument 424 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington
424 mi away
World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial
Washington
425 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington
425 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Port Tobacco
National Historic Site 425 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park
Washington
Park 425 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Washington
425 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
425 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
Washington
425 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Washington
425 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg
National Military Park 425 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Washington
425 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington
Park 425 mi away
Constitution Gardens
Constitution Gardens
Washington
425 mi away
World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial
Washington
426 mi away
Washington Monument
Washington Monument
Washington
426 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Washington
426 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
The White House and President’s Park
Washington
426 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
426 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Washington
426 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 426 mi away
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Plains
National Historical Park 426 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Fort Foote Park
Oxon Hill
Park 426 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 426 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Washington
426 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 426 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
African American Civil War Memorial
Washington
426 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Oxon Hill
427 mi away
Harmony Hall
Harmony Hall
Fort Washington
427 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Washington
Memorial 427 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Washington
National Monument 427 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
National Capital Parks-East
Washington
428 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Washington
National Historic Site 428 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
Capitol Hill Parks
Washington
428 mi away
Anacostia Park
Anacostia Park
Washington
Park 429 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
Fort Dupont Park
Washington
430 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
Washington
431 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Colonial Beach
National Monument 431 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt
Park 434 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Carlisle Barracks
National Monument 434 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Greenbelt
Parkway 436 mi away
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