National Parks Near Medford, Oregon

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Medford, including 41 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.

41NPS sites within 500 mi

5NPS sites within 100 mi

8Designated National Parks

32Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve

National Monument & Preserve · 32 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Crater Lake National Park

55 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve	National Monument & Preserve	Oregon	32 mi
Crater Lake National Park	National Park	Oregon	55 mi
Lava Beds National Monument	National Monument	California	79 mi
Tule Lake National Monument	National Monument	California	82 mi
Redwood National and State Parks	National and State Parks	California	90 mi
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	California	120 mi
Lassen Volcanic National Park	National Park	California	148 mi
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	National Monument	Oregon	217 mi
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Oregon, Washington	227 mi
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Oregon, Washington	273 mi
Point Reyes National Seashore	National Seashore	California	296 mi
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial	National Memorial	California	299 mi

Best Park Trips From Medford

Best unusual nearby experience: Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve

Oregon Caves is the distinctive short-trip option. Cave access is tour-based, so planning the visit matters more than the short map distance alone suggests.

Best designated National Park: Crater Lake National Park

Crater Lake is the strongest first National Park trip from Medford. The lake, rim viewpoints, scenic driving, and hiking make it a complete destination without the longer travel required for many other major parks. In the comparison above, it is 55 mi straight-line from Medford.

Best alternative landscape: Redwood National and State Parks

The redwood parks offer a third completely different trip: coastal forest and giant trees rather than caves or a volcanic lake. They are worth choosing when that landscape is the main reason for traveling. In the comparison above, it is 90 mi straight-line from Medford.

How to choose: Pick Oregon Caves for the most distinctive short excursion, Crater Lake for the strongest classic National Park day, and the redwoods when the forest experience is the priority.

Nearby Sites by Distance

1 within 50 mi 5 within 100 mi 9 within 250 mi 41 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Medford

Crater Lake National Park

Oregon

55 mi straight-line

A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peak

Lassen Volcanic National Park

California

148 mi straight-line

A purple and pink streaked sky over a mountain peak and forested valley.

Mount Rainier National Park

Washington

318 mi straight-line

Granite dome with trace amounts of snow.

Yosemite National Park

California

356 mi straight-line

Olympic National Park

Washington

380 mi straight-line

Pinnacles National Park

California

414 mi straight-line

boats on the water with mountains and trees surrounding

North Cascades National Park

Washington

448 mi straight-line

A deep canyon with a forested floor and steep granite cliffs

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

California

450 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Park · 8 National Historic Site · 7 National Monument · 6 National Historical Park · 6 National Recreation Area · 3 National Monument & Preserve · 2 Other NPS Site · 2 National and State Parks · 1 National Seashore · 1 National Memorial · 1 National Geologic Trail · 1 Affiliated Area · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Grants Pass, Oregon 25 mi straight-line Roseburg, Oregon 66 mi straight-line Springfield, Oregon 119 mi straight-line Eugene, Oregon 120 mi straight-line Redding, California 125 mi straight-line Eureka, California 126 mi straight-line

Plan From Medford

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 Oregon or browse all city starting points.