National Parks Near St. Louis, Missouri

Compare the closest National Park Service sites to St. Louis, including 81 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.

81NPS sites within 500 mi

6NPS sites within 100 mi

6Designated National Parks

3Miles to closest NPS site

Closest National Park Service Sites

Closest NPS site

Gateway Arch National Park

National Park · 3 mi straight-line

Closest designated National Park

Gateway Arch National Park

3 mi straight-line

Nearest Sites at a Glance

Site	Designation	State(s)	Straight-line distance
Gateway Arch National Park	National Park	Missouri	3 mi
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Missouri	8 mi
Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Missouri	47 mi
New Philadelphia National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Illinois	83 mi
Lincoln Home National Historic Site	National Historic Site	Illinois	86 mi
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument	National Monument	Illinois	87 mi
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	National Scenic Riverways	Missouri	117 mi
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park	National Historical Park	Indiana	146 mi
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	National Memorial	Indiana	180 mi
Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail	National Historic Trail	Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee	181 mi
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	National Battlefield	Kentucky, Tennessee	195 mi
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield	National Battlefield	Missouri	203 mi

Nearby Sites by Distance

3 within 50 mi 6 within 100 mi 17 within 250 mi 81 within 500 mi

Designated National Parks Near St. Louis

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

Gateway Arch National Park

Missouri

3 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

245 mi straight-line

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana

266 mi straight-line

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas

324 mi straight-line

Wisps of fog hang over the forests in the mountains.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North Carolina, Tennessee

426 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

494 mi straight-line

What Types of NPS Sites Are Nearby?

National Historic Site · 16 National Monument · 13 National Historical Park · 11 National Park · 6 National Military Park · 5 National Battlefield · 4 National Memorial · 3 National Historic Trail · 3 National Scenic Trail · 2 National River & Recreation Area · 2 Parkway · 2 National Preserve · 2

Explore Parks Near Other Cities

University City, Missouri 5 mi straight-line Webster Groves, Missouri 7 mi straight-line Granite City, Illinois 9 mi straight-line Mehlville, Missouri 10 mi straight-line Kirkwood, Missouri 10 mi straight-line Florissant, Missouri 12 mi straight-line

Plan From St. Louis

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 Missouri or browse all city starting points.