National Parks Near Garden City, Kansas

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Garden City, including 66 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 11 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.
66NPS sites within 500 mi
4NPS sites within 100 mi
11Designated National Parks
54Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Santa Fe National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · 54 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

307 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

SiteDesignationState(s)Straight-line distance
Santa Fe National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma 54 mi
Amache National Historic Site National Historic Site Colorado 81 mi
Fort Larned National Historic Site National Historic Site Kansas 90 mi
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site National Historic Site Colorado 99 mi
Nicodemus National Historic Site National Historic Site Kansas 118 mi
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site National Historic Site Colorado 140 mi
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area National Recreation Area Texas 169 mi
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument National Monument Texas 171 mi
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site National Historic Site Oklahoma 175 mi
Capulin Volcano National Monument National Monument New Mexico 190 mi
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming 233 mi
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve National Preserve Kansas 235 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 4 within 100 mi 13 within 250 mi 66 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Garden City

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

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

307 mi straight-line

 Black Canyon near Tomichi Point

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Colorado

375 mi straight-line

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

404 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

410 mi straight-line

 Large cliff dwelling in cliff alcove

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado

420 mi straight-line

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

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

New Mexico

454 mi straight-line

 White dunes in foreground with sun setting behind mountain.

White Sands National Park

New Mexico

473 mi straight-line

 a broad, red arch with rock pinnacles in the background

Arches National Park

Utah

476 mi straight-line

 El Capitan with blooming claret cup cacti

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Texas

476 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 22 National Historic Site · 11 National Park · 11 National Historical Park · 5 National Historic Trail · 4 National Recreation Area · 3 National Preserve · 2 National Memorial · 2 National Park & Preserve · 1 National Scenic River · 1 National Recreational River · 1 National Military Park · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Dodge City, Kansas 48 mi straight-line

Plan From Garden 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.

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