National Parks Near Salina, Kansas

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Salina, including 56 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.
56NPS sites within 500 mi
2NPS sites within 100 mi
5Designated National Parks
62Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

National Preserve · 62 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Hot Springs National Park

389 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

SiteDesignationState(s)Straight-line distance
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve National Preserve Kansas 62 mi
Fort Larned National Historic Site National Historic Site Kansas 97 mi
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park National Historical Park Kansas 105 mi
Homestead National Historical Park National Historical Park Nebraska 110 mi
Nicodemus National Historic Site National Historic Site Kansas 115 mi
Santa Fe National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma 146 mi
Harry S Truman National Historic Site National Historic Site Missouri 167 mi
Fort Scott National Historic Site National Historic Site Kansas 171 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 191 mi
George Washington Carver National Monument National Monument Missouri 218 mi
Oklahoma City National Memorial National Memorial Oklahoma 231 mi
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site National Historic Site Oklahoma 249 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 2 within 100 mi 12 within 250 mi 56 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Salina

A pink sky above gentle white buildings

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas

389 mi straight-line

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

400 mi straight-line

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

421 mi straight-line

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

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

443 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

447 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 17 National Monument · 12 National Park · 5 National Historical Park · 4 National Historic Trail · 4 National Memorial · 3 National Recreation Area · 2 National Preserve · 1 National Military Park · 1 National Battlefield · 1 National Recreational River · 1 National Scenic River · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Hutchinson, Kansas 54 mi straight-line Manhattan, Kansas 60 mi straight-line Wichita, Kansas 79 mi straight-line Emporia, Kansas 82 mi straight-line Derby, Kansas 89 mi straight-line Topeka, Kansas 104 mi straight-line

Plan From Salina

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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