National Parks Near Merced, California

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Merced, including 46 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 12 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.

46NPS sites within 500 mi

5NPS sites within 100 mi

12Designated National Parks

63Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Yosemite National Park

National Park · 63 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Yosemite National Park

63 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Yosemite National Park	National Park	California	63 mi
Pinnacles National Park	National Park	California	68 mi
Devils Postpile National Monument	National Monument	California	79 mi
Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	92 mi
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial	National Memorial	California	99 mi
John Muir National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	102 mi
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park	National Historical Park	California	111 mi
Alcatraz Island	Other NPS Site	California	112 mi
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park	National Historical Park	California	112 mi
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	National Park	California	112 mi
Presidio of San Francisco	Other NPS Site	California	114 mi
Fort Point National Historic Site	National Historic Site	California	115 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 5 within 100 mi 21 within 250 mi 46 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Merced

Granite dome with trace amounts of snow.

Yosemite National Park

California

63 mi straight-line

Pinnacles National Park

California

68 mi straight-line

A deep canyon with a forested floor and steep granite cliffs

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

California

112 mi straight-line

badlands bathed in pale pink and orange light from the setting sun

Death Valley National Park

California, Nevada

193 mi straight-line

A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peak

Lassen Volcanic National Park

California

226 mi straight-line

Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.

Channel Islands National Park

California

232 mi straight-line

The sky turns hues of pink and purple over a field of Joshua trees.

Joshua Tree National Park

California

350 mi straight-line

blue sky with green trees in mountain cirque

Great Basin National Park

Nevada

356 mi straight-line

Crater Lake National Park

Oregon

399 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Park · 12 National Monument · 12 National Historic Site · 5 National Recreation Area · 5 National Historical Park · 2 Other NPS Site · 2 National Historic Trail · 2 National Memorial · 1 National Seashore · 1 National Preserve · 1 National and State Parks · 1 National Monument & Preserve · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Atwater, California 7 mi straight-line Turlock, California 25 mi straight-line Los Banos, California 26 mi straight-line Madera, California 32 mi straight-line Ceres, California 33 mi straight-line Modesto, California 37 mi straight-line

Plan From Merced

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 California or browse all city starting points.