US National Parks Near the Interstates
Plan a stop on your next long-haul: 45 hand-picked national parks each with a clear interstate-to-gate itinerary, truck and RV access notes, seasonal road closures, and the 2026 NPS fee structure for U.S. residents and international visitors.
Crater Lake National Park
Exit 30 (OR-62 / Medford, OR) — 80 mi northeast on OR-62 to the Annie Spring / South Entrance
View park →Lassen Volcanic National Park
Exit 681 (Lake Boulevard / Redding, CA) — 50 mi east on CA-44 to the Manzanita Lake / Northwest Entrance
View park →Mount Rainier National Park
Exit 127 (WA-512 East / Tacoma) — 55 mi southeast via WA-512, WA-7, and WA-706 to the Nisqually Entrance
View park →North Cascades National Park
Exit 230 (WA-20 East / Burlington) — 60 mi east on WA-20 to the Newhalem Visitor Center
View park →Olympic National Park
Exit 104 (Olympia / US-101 North) — 83 mi north on US-101 to Port Angeles, the gateway for the Hurricane Ridge corridor
View park →Pinnacles National Park
Exit 376 (CA-152 W / Los Banos) — 75 mi west via CA-152, US-101, and CA-25 to the East Entrance near Paicines
View park →Redwood National and State Parks
Exit 55 (Grants Pass, OR / US-199 W) — 90 mi west on US-199 to Crescent City, CA
View park →Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Exit 96 (CA-198 east / Visalia) — 36 mi east on CA-198 (Sierra Drive) to the Ash Mountain / Foothills Entrance
View park →Yosemite National Park
CA-120 east at Mossdale (Lathrop) — From I-5 take CA-120 east at Mossdale and stay on it through Manteca, Oakdale, and Groveland, about 95 mi to the Big Oak Flat Entrance and about 120 mi to Yosemite Valley
View park →Big Bend National Park
Exit 257 (Fort Stockton, TX) — 130 mi south on US-385 to the Persimmon Gap (north) Entrance
View park →Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Exit 24A (US-62/180 East / El Paso, TX) — 145 mi east on US-62/180 to Whites City, then 7 mi west on the park access road
View park →Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Exit 140 (Van Horn, TX) — 55 mi north on TX-54 then west on US-62/180 to the Pine Springs Visitor Center
View park →Joshua Tree National Park
Exit 168 (Cottonwood Springs Road) — South Entrance is 7 miles north of I-10 directly on Cottonwood Springs Road
View park →Saguaro National Park
Exit 275 (Houghton Road) — 10 mi north and east on Houghton Rd and Old Spanish Trail to the Rincon Mountain (East) Visitor Center; the West District is 22 mi west on Sandario Rd from I-10 Exit 242
View park →Bryce Canyon National Park
Exit 95 (Beaver, UT) — 85 mi east via UT-20, US-89, and UT-12 to the park entrance
View park →Death Valley National Park
Exit 246 (Baker, CA) — 110 mi north on CA-127 and CA-190 to Furnace Creek
View park →Grand Teton National Park
Exit 116 (Idaho Falls, ID) — 135 mi east on US-26 to Moran Junction; or from I-80 Exit 104 (Rock Springs, WY) 175 mi north on US-191 to Jackson
View park →Great Basin National Park
Exit 174 (Holden, UT / US-50 W) — 175 mi west on US-50 to Baker, NV; or from I-80 Exit 410 (Wendover, UT) 135 mi south on US-93A and US-50
View park →Zion National Park
Exit 16 (La Verkin / Hurricane) — 22 mi east on UT-9 to the South Entrance at Springdale
View park →Great Sand Dunes National Park
Exit 52 (Walsenburg, CO / US-160 W) — 75 mi west on US-160 then north on CO-150 to the visitor center
View park →Rocky Mountain National Park
Exit 243 (US-34 / Loveland) — 36 mi west on US-34 (the Big Thompson Canyon road) to the Beaver Meadows Entrance at Estes Park
View park →White Sands National Park
Exit 6 (US-70 East / Las Cruces, NM) — 55 mi east on US-70 to the visitor center
View park →Grand Canyon National Park
Exit 165 (Williams, AZ) — 60 mi north on AZ-64 to the South Rim Entrance
View park →Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Exit 407 (Sevierville / Pigeon Forge) — 33 mi south through Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg on US-441 to the Sugarlands Visitor Center
View park →Mesa Verde National Park
Exit 20 (Gallup, NM) — 140 mi north on US-491 and US-160 to the park entrance near Cortez
View park →Petrified Forest National Park
Exit 311 (Painted Desert / Park Road) — Direct, North Entrance is at the I-40 exit; South Entrance is 28 mi south on the park road, exiting onto US-180 near Holbrook
View park →Arches & Canyonlands National Parks
Exit 182 (Crescent Junction) onto US-191 south — 27 mi south on US-191 to the Arches entrance; Canyonlands' Island in the Sky is another 22 mi west on UT-313
View park →Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Exit 37 (Grand Junction, CO / US-50) — 90 mi south and east on US-50 and CO-347 to the South Rim Visitor Center
View park →Capitol Reef National Park
Exit 149 (UT-24 / Hanksville) — 75 mi west on UT-24 to the visitor center near Fruita
View park →Gateway Arch National Park
Exit 250B (Memorial Drive, downtown St. Louis) — Less than 0.5 mi, the park entrance is on Memorial Drive directly off the exit
View park →Congaree National Park
Exit 5 (Bluff Rd / SC-48) — 12 mi southeast on SC-48 to the Harry Hampton Visitor Center
View park →Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Exit 145 (Steels Corners Rd) — 4 mi to the Boston Mill Visitor Center via Steels Corners and Riverview Rd
View park →New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Exit 48 (Beckley, US-19 N) — 23 mi north on US-19 to the Canyon Rim Visitor Center at the New River Gorge Bridge
View park →Badlands National Park
Exit 110 (Wall, SD) — 7 mi south on SD-240 to the Pinnacles Entrance; or Exit 131 (Cactus Flat) 5 mi south to the Northeast Entrance
View park →Glacier National Park
Exit 96 (Missoula) — 156 mi north on US-93 and MT-35 to West Glacier; or from I-15 Exit 363 (Shelby), 99 mi west on US-2 to East Glacier
View park →Wind Cave National Park
Exit 61 (Rapid City, SD / US-16) — 60 mi south via US-16, US-385, and SD-87 to the visitor center
View park →Yellowstone National Park
Exit 333 (Livingston, MT) — 53 mi south on US-89 to the North Entrance at Gardiner
View park →Park markers on the live map
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