National Parks Near Kearney, Nebraska

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Kearney, including 52 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.

52NPS sites within 500 mi

1NPS sites within 100 mi

6Designated National Parks

95Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Nicodemus National Historic Site

National Historic Site · 95 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Badlands National Park

270 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Nicodemus National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Kansas	95 mi
Homestead National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Nebraska	122 mi
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail	National Historic Trail	Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming	149 mi
Niobrara National Scenic River	National Scenic River	Nebraska	151 mi
Missouri National Recreational River	National Recreational River	Nebraska, South Dakota	163 mi
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	169 mi
Fort Larned National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Kansas	174 mi
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	National Preserve	Kansas	206 mi
Santa Fe National Historic Trail	National Historic Trail	Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma	210 mi
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Kansas	214 mi
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	235 mi
Amache National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	252 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 1 within 100 mi 11 within 250 mi 52 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Kearney

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

270 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

299 mi straight-line

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

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

348 mi straight-line

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Colorado

482 mi straight-line

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

494 mi straight-line

A colorfully striped butte in the foreground overlooks a dark green badlands landscape

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota

497 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 15 National Monument · 11 National Park · 6 National Historic Trail · 3 National Recreation Area · 3 National Historical Park · 2 National Memorial · 2 National Scenic River · 1 National Recreational River · 1 National Preserve · 1 National Battlefield · 1 National Military Park · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Hastings, Nebraska 37 mi straight-line Grand Island, Nebraska 41 mi straight-line Columbus, Nebraska 103 mi straight-line Lincoln, Nebraska 126 mi straight-line Norfolk, Nebraska 126 mi straight-line Fremont, Nebraska 145 mi straight-line

Plan From Kearney

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 Nebraska or browse all city starting points.