National Parks Near Sioux City, Iowa

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to Sioux City, including 50 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.

50NPS sites within 500 mi

2NPS sites within 100 mi

6Designated National Parks

64Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Missouri National Recreational River

National Recreational River · 64 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Badlands National Park

318 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Missouri National Recreational River	National Recreational River	Nebraska, South Dakota	64 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	88 mi
Pipestone National Monument	National Monument	Minnesota	105 mi
Homestead National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Nebraska	154 mi
Niobrara National Scenic River	National Scenic River	Nebraska	181 mi
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	National River & Recreation Area	Minnesota	236 mi
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Kansas	242 mi
Harry S Truman National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Missouri	265 mi
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Iowa	265 mi
Effigy Mounds National Monument	National Monument	Iowa	266 mi
Nicodemus National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Kansas	273 mi
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	National Preserve	Kansas	280 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

0 within 50 mi 2 within 100 mi 7 within 250 mi 50 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near Sioux City

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

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

318 mi straight-line

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

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

364 mi straight-line

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

421 mi straight-line

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

Voyageurs National Park

Minnesota

448 mi straight-line

A colorfully striped butte in the foreground overlooks a dark green badlands landscape

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota

473 mi straight-line

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana

480 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 14 National Monument · 9 National Park · 6 National Historical Park · 4 National Historic Trail · 3 National Scenic Trail · 2 National Memorial · 2 National Recreational River · 1 National Scenic River · 1 National River & Recreation Area · 1 National Preserve · 1 National Scenic Riverway · 1

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

Norfolk, Nebraska 62 mi straight-line Fremont, Nebraska 73 mi straight-line Sioux Falls, South Dakota 74 mi straight-line Omaha, Nebraska 87 mi straight-line Columbus, Nebraska 88 mi straight-line Council Bluffs, Iowa 91 mi straight-line

Plan From Sioux City

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 Iowa or browse all city starting points.