National Parks Near Manhattan, Kansas

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Manhattan, including 57 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 5 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.
57NPS sites within 500 mi
3NPS sites within 100 mi
5Designated National Parks
51Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

National Historical Park · 51 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Gateway Arch National Park

347 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

SiteDesignationState(s)Straight-line distance
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park National Historical Park Kansas 51 mi
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve National Preserve Kansas 52 mi
Homestead National Historical Park National Historical Park Nebraska 77 mi
Harry S Truman National Historic Site National Historic Site Missouri 114 mi
Fort Scott National Historic Site National Historic Site Kansas 139 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 148 mi
Fort Larned National Historic Site National Historic Site Kansas 157 mi
Nicodemus National Historic Site National Historic Site Kansas 162 mi
George Washington Carver National Monument National Monument Missouri 195 mi
Santa Fe National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma 206 mi
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield National Battlefield Missouri 226 mi
Pea Ridge National Military Park National Military Park Arkansas 235 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 3 within 100 mi 12 within 250 mi 57 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Manhattan

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

347 mi straight-line

 A pink sky above gentle white buildings

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas

377 mi straight-line

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

435 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

466 mi straight-line

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

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

489 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 17 National Monument · 11 National Park · 5 National Historical Park · 4 National Historic Trail · 4 National Memorial · 3 National Recreation Area · 2 National Preserve · 1 National Battlefield · 1 National Military Park · 1 National Recreational River · 1 National River · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Topeka, Kansas 50 mi straight-line Emporia, Kansas 59 mi straight-line Salina, Kansas 60 mi straight-line Lawrence, Kansas 74 mi straight-line Leavenworth, Kansas 90 mi straight-line Gardner, Kansas 94 mi straight-line

Plan From Manhattan

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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