National Parks Near Northglenn, Colorado

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Northglenn, including 82 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.

82NPS sites within 500 mi

2NPS sites within 100 mi

16Designated National Parks

49Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Rocky Mountain National Park

National Park · 49 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

49 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Rocky Mountain National Park	National Park	Colorado	49 mi
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	National Monument	Colorado	71 mi
Scotts Bluff National Monument	National Monument	Nebraska	149 mi
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve	National Park & Preserve	Colorado	150 mi
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	154 mi
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Wyoming	160 mi
Curecanti National Recreation Area	National Recreation Area	Colorado	161 mi
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	161 mi
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park	National Park	Colorado	173 mi
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	National Monument	Nebraska	185 mi
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail	National Historic Trail	Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming	189 mi
Amache National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Colorado	192 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

1 within 50 mi 2 within 100 mi 15 within 250 mi 82 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Northglenn

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

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

49 mi straight-line

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Colorado

173 mi straight-line

a broad, red arch with rock pinnacles in the background

Arches National Park

Utah

260 mi straight-line

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado

264 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

266 mi straight-line

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

Canyonlands National Park

Utah

287 mi straight-line

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

291 mi straight-line

Wingate Sandstone cliffs behind historic barn and farmhouse

Capitol Reef National Park

Utah

354 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

400 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Monument · 31 National Park · 16 National Historic Site · 9 National Historic Trail · 8 National Historical Park · 6 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

Thornton, Colorado 2 mi straight-line Westminster, Colorado 5 mi straight-line Broomfield, Colorado 5 mi straight-line Commerce City, Colorado 8 mi straight-line Lafayette, Colorado 9 mi straight-line Erie, Colorado 10 mi straight-line

Plan From Northglenn

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.