National Parks Near Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Highlands Ranch, including 82 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 16 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.

82NPS sites within 500 mi

2NPS sites within 100 mi

16Designated National Parks

47Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

National Monument · 47 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

68 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	National Monument	Colorado	47 mi
Rocky Mountain National Park	National Park	Colorado	68 mi
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve	National Park & Preserve	Colorado	125 mi
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	133 mi
Curecanti National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	Colorado	147 mi
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	148 mi
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park	National Park	Colorado	162 mi
Scotts Bluff National Monument	National Monument	Nebraska	172 mi
Amache National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	176 mi
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Wyoming	185 mi
Capulin Volcano National Monument	National Monument	New Mexico	198 mi
Colorado National Monument	National Monument	Colorado	202 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

1 within 50 mi 2 within 100 mi 17 within 250 mi 82 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Highlands Ranch

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

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

68 mi straight-line

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Colorado

162 mi straight-line

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado

247 mi straight-line

a broad, red arch with rock pinnacles in the background

Arches National Park

Utah

254 mi straight-line

Small rounded canyons with large sandstone cliffs and mountains in the background

Canyonlands National Park

Utah

279 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

290 mi straight-line

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

314 mi straight-line

Wingate Sandstone cliffs behind historic barn and farmhouse

Capitol Reef National Park

Utah

348 mi straight-line

Sunlit Painted Desert hills of the Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area

Petrified Forest National Park

Arizona

411 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 31 National Park · 16 National Historic Site · 9 National Historic Trail · 8 National Historical Park · 6 National Recreation Area · 4 National Preserve · 2 National Memorial · 2 National Park & Preserve · 1 National Scenic River · 1 National Recreational River · 1 National Reserve · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Littleton, Colorado 4 mi straight-line Columbine, Colorado 6 mi straight-line Centennial, Colorado 7 mi straight-line Englewood, Colorado 7 mi straight-line Ken Caryl, Colorado 8 mi straight-line Dakota Ridge, Colorado 10 mi straight-line

Plan From Highlands Ranch

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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