National Parks Near Louisville, Kentucky

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Louisville, including 160 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 8 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.

160NPS sites within 500 mi

6NPS sites within 100 mi

8Designated National Parks

40Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

National Historical Park · 40 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

72 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Kentucky	40 mi
Camp Nelson National Monument	National Monument	Kentucky	63 mi
Mammoth Cave National Park	National Park	Kentucky	72 mi
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	National Memorial	Indiana	73 mi
William Howard Taft National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Ohio	90 mi
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	National Monument	Kentucky	91 mi
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Indiana	108 mi
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area	National River & Recreation Area	Kentucky, Tennessee	125 mi
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Ohio	139 mi
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument	National Monument	Ohio	142 mi
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia	154 mi
Obed Wild & Scenic River	Wild & Scenic River	Tennessee	154 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

1 within 50 mi 6 within 100 mi 23 within 250 mi 160 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Louisville

Looking out from a large cave entrance with falling water and green trees shown over the entrance.

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky

72 mi straight-line

Wisps of fog hang over the forests in the mountains.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North Carolina, Tennessee

213 mi straight-line

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

248 mi straight-line

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana

252 mi straight-line

People in bright orange kayaks paddle around a bend in a river, past green trees and a rocky shore.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio

304 mi straight-line

White-tailed bucks sparring in Big Meadows

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia

390 mi straight-line

View of the Congaree River during the Fall

Congaree National Park

South Carolina

408 mi straight-line

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas

483 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 29 Other NPS Site · 27 National Historical Park · 17 National Monument · 15 National Battlefield · 10 Park · 10 National Military Park · 9 National Park · 8 National Historic Trail · 5 National Memorial · 4 National Battlefield Park · 4 Parkway · 3

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Jeffersontown, Kentucky 5 mi straight-line Jeffersonville, Indiana 12 mi straight-line New Albany, Indiana 14 mi straight-line Elizabethtown, Kentucky 34 mi straight-line Frankfort, Kentucky 43 mi straight-line Georgetown, Kentucky 60 mi straight-line

Plan From Louisville

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 Kentucky or browse all city starting points.