National Parks Near Loveland, Colorado

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Loveland, including 80 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.

80NPS sites within 500 mi

1NPS sites within 100 mi

16Designated National Parks

34Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Rocky Mountain National Park

National Park · 34 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

34 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Rocky Mountain National Park	National Park	Colorado	34 mi
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	National Monument	Colorado	105 mi
Scotts Bluff National Monument	National Monument	Nebraska	121 mi
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Wyoming	126 mi
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	National Monument	Nebraska	154 mi
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail	National Historic Trail	Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming	178 mi
Curecanti National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	Colorado	181 mi
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve	National Park & Preserve	Colorado	184 mi
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	186 mi
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	187 mi
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park	National Park	Colorado	190 mi
Dinosaur National Monument	National Monument	Colorado, Utah	204 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

1 within 50 mi 1 within 100 mi 17 within 250 mi 80 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Loveland

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

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

34 mi straight-line

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Colorado

190 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

234 mi straight-line

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

262 mi straight-line

a broad, red arch with rock pinnacles in the background

Arches National Park

Utah

268 mi straight-line

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado

286 mi straight-line

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

Canyonlands National Park

Utah

298 mi straight-line

Wingate Sandstone cliffs behind historic barn and farmhouse

Capitol Reef National Park

Utah

362 mi straight-line

Granite mountains with a cloudy blue sky and green and yellow trees and plants in the foreground

Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming

373 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 29 National Park · 16 National Historic Site · 10 National Historic Trail · 8 National Historical Park · 5 National Recreation Area · 4 National Preserve · 2 National Park & Preserve · 1 National Memorial · 1 National Scenic River · 1 National Recreational River · 1 National Reserve · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Windsor, Colorado 8 mi straight-line Fort Collins, Colorado 9 mi straight-line Greeley, Colorado 15 mi straight-line Longmont, Colorado 17 mi straight-line Erie, Colorado 26 mi straight-line Boulder, Colorado 29 mi straight-line

Plan From Loveland

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 Colorado or browse all city starting points.