National Parks Near Rockford, Illinois

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Rockford, including 56 sites within 500 straight-line miles. 6 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.

56NPS sites within 500 mi

1NPS sites within 100 mi

6Designated National Parks

84Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Pullman National Historical Park

National Historical Park · 84 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Indiana Dunes National Park

110 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Pullman National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Illinois	84 mi
Indiana Dunes National Park	National Park	Indiana	110 mi
Effigy Mounds National Monument	National Monument	Iowa	122 mi
Ice Age National Scenic Trail	National Scenic Trail	Wisconsin	122 mi
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Iowa	124 mi
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument	National Monument	Illinois	172 mi
Lincoln Home National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Illinois	173 mi
New Philadelphia National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Illinois	203 mi
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	National Lakeshore	Michigan	239 mi
Gateway Arch National Park	National Park	Missouri	258 mi
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Indiana	260 mi
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Missouri	265 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 1 within 100 mi 9 within 250 mi 56 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Rockford

Michigan Lake beach with green grassy dunes in the background, under a blue sky.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana

110 mi straight-line

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

258 mi straight-line

Looking out from a large cave entrance with falling water and green trees shown over the entrance.

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky

383 mi straight-line

People in bright orange kayaks paddle around a bend in a river, past green trees and a rocky shore.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio

392 mi straight-line

Isle Royale National Park

Michigan

398 mi straight-line

Photograph of granite cliffs topped with trees alongside a blue lake.

Voyageurs National Park

Minnesota

467 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historical Park · 10 National Historic Site · 9 National Monument · 8 National Park · 6 National Lakeshore · 3 National Battlefield · 3 National Scenic Trail · 2 National River & Recreation Area · 2 National Historic Trail · 2 National Military Park · 2 National Scenic Riverway · 1 National Battlefield Park · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Loves Park, Illinois 6 mi straight-line Belvidere, Illinois 10 mi straight-line Beloit, Wisconsin 18 mi straight-line DeKalb, Illinois 28 mi straight-line Freeport, Illinois 29 mi straight-line Janesville, Wisconsin 30 mi straight-line

Plan From Rockford

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 Illinois or browse all city starting points.