Find Nearest National Park
Enter any place, use your GPS, or click the map to rank all 63 US national parks by straight-line distance — top 10 pinned, full list exportable.
All 63 US National Parks, ranked by straight-line distance from your point. Park coordinates mark published visitor areas and are approximate — good for trip planning, not navigation. Your location never leaves your browser.
How to use this tool
Search a place, use GPS, or click anywhere on the map.
The 20 nearest parks are listed with distances in miles and km.
Download the full ranking as CSV for trip planning.
What people use this tool for
Find which parks are reachable for a weekend trip.
Track your progress through all 63 parks by nearest-first.
See how close a potential new home is to protected wilderness.
How it's calculated
All 63 US national parks are stored with published approximate coordinates. Distances from your point use the haversine formula on the WGS84 sphere. Distances are straight-line; driving routes are longer.
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Frequently asked questions
How many national parks are included?
All 63 US national parks designated by the National Park Service.
Are distances driving distances?
No — straight-line distances. Use a routing service for drive times.
How accurate are the park coordinates?
They are widely published approximate center/visitor-area coordinates, accurate for ranking purposes.
Does this include national monuments?
No — only the 63 congressionally designated national parks.
Can I click the map instead of typing?
Yes — click any point and the ranking recomputes from there.
What does the CSV include?
Park name, state, coordinates, and distance in your chosen unit.
Is my GPS location sent anywhere?
No — geolocation stays in your browser; only the coordinates are used for the calculation.
Which park is closest to most Americans?
It depends on where you live — try your own city to find out.