Approximately 323 million people visited American national parks in 2025, a 2.7% year-over-year decrease and the first annual decline since 2020.
President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act creating the National Park Service to leave natural and historic phenomenons "unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." Since then, our national parks have welcomed visitors from around the world to experience some of the best the country has to offer and showcase the country's natural beauty and cultural heritage. Today, the country's 63 national parks contain at least 247 species of endangered or threatened plants and animals, more than 75,000 archaeological sites, and 18,000 miles of trails.
Stacker compiled a list of the closest national parks to Green Bay. National parks are ranked by closest straight line distance, measured from representative points in Green Bay, WI Metro Area and each national park. Estimated driving times are from Here and are only available within the lower 48 states. All featured distances and driving times are estimated using representative locations from the center of each metro and national park—for some places within the metro area, the actual distance may be slightly shorter or longer to reach the closest entryway to a park.
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1 / 63#1. Indiana Dunes National Park (Indiana)
- Distance: 200 miles
- Driving time: 4.1 hours
- Date founded: February 15, 2019
- 2025 visitors: 2,629,497 (#13 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 15,349.08 acres
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2 / 63#2. Isle Royale National Park (Michigan)
- Distance: 252 miles
- Driving time: 5.1 hours
- Date founded: April 3, 1940
- 2025 visitors: 29,091 (#60 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 571,790.30 acres
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3 / 63#3. Voyageurs National Park (Minnesota)
- Distance: 363 miles
- Driving time: 8.0 hours
- Date founded: April 8, 1975
- 2025 visitors: 206,326 (#53 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 218,222.35 acres
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4 / 63#4. Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Ohio)
- Distance: 396 miles
- Driving time: 8.6 hours
- Date founded: October 11, 2000
- 2025 visitors: 3,025,325 (#11 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 32,571.88 acres
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5 / 63#5. Gateway Arch National Park (Missouri)
- Distance: 419 miles
- Driving time: 7.3 hours
- Date founded: February 22, 2018[47]
- 2025 visitors: 2,209,028 (#15 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 192.83 acres
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6 / 63#6. Mammoth Cave National Park (Kentucky)
- Distance: 513 miles
- Driving time: 9.3 hours
- Date founded: July 1, 1941
- 2025 visitors: 660,734 (#34 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 54,011.91 acres
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7 / 63#7. New River Gorge National Park (West Virginia)
- Distance: 570 miles
- Driving time: 12.3 hours
- Date founded: December 27, 2020
- 2025 visitors: 1,958,440 (#17 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 7,021 acres
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8 / 63#8. Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
- Distance: 646 miles
- Driving time: 15.3 hours
- Date founded: December 26, 1935
- 2025 visitors: 1,682,152 (#19 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 199,223.77 acres
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9 / 63#9. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina, Tennessee)
- Distance: 651 miles
- Driving time: 12.5 hours
- Date founded: June 15, 1934
- 2025 visitors: 11,527,939 (#1 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 522,426.88 acres
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10 / 63#10. Badlands National Park (South Dakota)
- Distance: 722 miles
- Driving time: 12.0 hours
- Date founded: November 10, 1978
- 2025 visitors: 1,139,361 (#26 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 242,755.94 acres
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11 / 63#11. Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas)
- Distance: 738 miles
- Driving time: 13.8 hours
- Date founded: March 4, 1921
- 2025 visitors: 2,494,611 (#14 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 5,554.15 acres
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12 / 63#12. Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota)
- Distance: 766 miles
- Driving time: 12.7 hours
- Date founded: November 10, 1978
- 2025 visitors: 729,893 (#33 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 70,446.89 acres
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13 / 63#13. Wind Cave National Park (South Dakota)
- Distance: 773 miles
- Driving time: 13.4 hours
- Date founded: January 9, 1903
- 2025 visitors: 606,258 (#37 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 33,970.84 acres
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14 / 63#14. Congaree National Park (South Carolina)
- Distance: 833 miles
- Driving time: 16.4 hours
- Date founded: November 10, 2003
- 2025 visitors: 287,833 (#49 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 26,476.47 acres
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15 / 63#15. Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado)
- Distance: 940 miles
- Driving time: 17.4 hours
- Date founded: January 26, 1915
- 2025 visitors: 4,171,431 (#6 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 265,807.25 acres
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16 / 63#16. Acadia National Park (Maine)
- Distance: 977 miles
- Driving time: 23.2 hours
- Date founded: February 26, 1919
- 2025 visitors: 4,079,318 (#7 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 49,076.63 acres
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17 / 63#17. Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colorado)
- Distance: 1,023 miles
- Driving time: 20.1 hours
- Date founded: September 24, 2004
- 2025 visitors: 432,498 (#44 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 107,341.87 acres
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18 / 63#18. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Colorado)
- Distance: 1,098 miles
- Driving time: 21.5 hours
- Date founded: October 21, 1999
- 2025 visitors: 250,086 (#50 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 30,779.83 acres
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19 / 63#19. Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, Montana, Idaho)
- Distance: 1,108 miles
- Driving time: 20.0 hours
- Date founded: March 1, 1872
- 2025 visitors: 4,762,988 (#3 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 2,219,790.71 acres
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20 / 63#20. Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)
- Distance: 1,132 miles
- Driving time: 20.9 hours
- Date founded: February 26, 1929
- 2025 visitors: 3,800,648 (#8 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 310,044.36 acres
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21 / 63#21. Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado)
- Distance: 1,182 miles
- Driving time: 23.7 hours
- Date founded: June 29, 1906
- 2025 visitors: 463,130 (#43 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 52,485.17 acres
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22 / 63#22. Arches National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 1,183 miles
- Driving time: 22.0 hours
- Date founded: November 12, 1971
- 2025 visitors: 1,511,740 (#21 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 76,678.98 acres
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23 / 63#23. Canyonlands National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 1,216 miles
- Driving time: 27.7 hours
- Date founded: September 12, 1964
- 2025 visitors: 796,057 (#29 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 337,597.83 acres
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24 / 63#24. Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico)
- Distance: 1,228 miles
- Driving time: 23.2 hours
- Date founded: May 14, 1930
- 2025 visitors: 410,778 (#46 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 46,766.45 acres
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25 / 63#25. Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas)
- Distance: 1,257 miles
- Driving time: 24.3 hours
- Date founded: October 15, 1966
- 2025 visitors: 206,423 (#52 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 86,367.10 acres
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26 / 63#26. Glacier National Park (Montana)
- Distance: 1,266 miles
- Date founded: May 11, 1910
- 2025 visitors: 3,136,557 (#10 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 1,013,125.99 acres
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27 / 63#27. White Sands National Park (New Mexico)
- Distance: 1,267 miles
- Driving time: 23.9 hours
- Date founded: December 20, 2019[111]
- 2025 visitors: 659,742 (#35 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 146,344.31 acres
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28 / 63#28. Capitol Reef National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 1,275 miles
- Driving time: 23.5 hours
- Date founded: December 18, 1971
- 2025 visitors: 1,388,476 (#22 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 241,904.50 acres
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29 / 63#29. Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona)
- Distance: 1,323 miles
- Driving time: 25.0 hours
- Date founded: December 9, 1962
- 2025 visitors: 315,951 (#48 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 221,390.21 acres
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30 / 63#30. Big Bend National Park (Texas)
- Distance: 1,343 miles
- Driving time: 25.7 hours
- Date founded: June 12, 1944
- 2025 visitors: 568,104 (#38 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 801,163.21 acres
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31 / 63#31. Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 1,345 miles
- Driving time: 25.7 hours
- Date founded: February 25, 1928
- 2025 visitors: 1,967,367 (#16 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 35,835.08 acres
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32 / 63#32. Biscayne National Park (Florida)
- Distance: 1,371 miles
- Driving time: 24.5 hours
- Date founded: June 28, 1980
- 2025 visitors: 486,567 (#41 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 172,971.11 acres
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33 / 63#33. Everglades National Park (Florida)
- Distance: 1,379 miles
- Driving time: 25.5 hours
- Date founded: May 30, 1934
- 2025 visitors: 778,198 (#31 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 1,508,938.57 acres
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34 / 63#34. Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)
- Distance: 1,395 miles
- Driving time: 27.4 hours
- Date founded: February 26, 1919
- 2025 visitors: 4,430,653 (#4 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 1,201,647.03 acres
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35 / 63#35. Zion National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 1,395 miles
- Driving time: 26.2 hours
- Date founded: November 19, 1919
- 2025 visitors: 4,984,525 (#2 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 147,242.66 acres
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36 / 63#36. Dry Tortugas National Park (Florida)
- Distance: 1,398 miles
- Driving time: 27.3 hours
- Date founded: October 26, 1992
- 2025 visitors: 89,355 (#56 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 64,701.22 acres
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37 / 63#37. Great Basin National Park (Nevada)
- Distance: 1,405 miles
- Driving time: 26.2 hours
- Date founded: October 27, 1986
- 2025 visitors: 161,210 (#54 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 77,180.00 acres
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38 / 63#38. Saguaro National Park (Arizona)
- Distance: 1,477 miles
- Driving time: 28.8 hours
- Date founded: October 14, 1994
- 2025 visitors: 847,749 (#28 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 92,867.42 acres
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39 / 63#39. North Cascades National Park (Washington)
- Distance: 1,595 miles
- Driving time: 30.1 hours
- Date founded: October 2, 1968
- 2025 visitors: 46,925 (#57 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 504,780.94 acres
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40 / 63#40. Death Valley National Park (California, Nevada)
- Distance: 1,614 miles
- Driving time: 29.4 hours
- Date founded: October 31, 1994
- 2025 visitors: 1,320,134 (#24 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 3,408,406.73 acres
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41 / 63#41. Mount Rainier National Park (Washington)
- Distance: 1,630 miles
- Driving time: 28.6 hours
- Date founded: March 2, 1899
- 2025 visitors: 1,635,342 (#20 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 236,381.64 acres
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42 / 63#42. Joshua Tree National Park (California)
- Distance: 1,659 miles
- Driving time: 31.6 hours
- Date founded: October 31, 1994
- 2025 visitors: 2,932,644 (#12 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 795,155.85 acres
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43 / 63#43. Kings Canyon National Park (California)
- Distance: 1,680 miles
- Driving time: 37.2 hours
- Date founded: March 4, 1940
- 2025 visitors: 779,791 (#30 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 461,901.20 acres
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44 / 63#44. Yosemite National Park (California)
- Distance: 1,694 miles
- Driving time: 35.2 hours
- Date founded: October 1, 1890
- 2025 visitors: 4,278,413 (#5 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 761,747.50 acres
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45 / 63#45. Sequoia National Park (California)
- Distance: 1,698 miles
- Driving time: 36.0 hours
- Date founded: September 25, 1890
- 2025 visitors: 1,378,337 (#23 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 404,062.63 acres
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46 / 63#46. Crater Lake National Park (Oregon)
- Distance: 1,699 miles
- Driving time: 32.0 hours
- Date founded: May 22, 1902
- 2025 visitors: 632,242 (#36 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 183,224.05 acres
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47 / 63#47. Olympic National Park (Washington)
- Distance: 1,704 miles
- Driving time: 30.8 hours
- Date founded: June 29, 1938
- 2025 visitors: 3,584,187 (#9 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 922,649.41 acres
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48 / 63#48. Lassen Volcanic National Park (California)
- Distance: 1,722 miles
- Driving time: 32.3 hours
- Date founded: August 9, 1916
- 2025 visitors: 504,777 (#40 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 106,589.02 acres
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49 / 63#49. Pinnacles National Park (California)
- Distance: 1,818 miles
- Driving time: 34.5 hours
- Date founded: January 10, 2013
- 2025 visitors: 343,208 (#47 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 26,685.73 acres
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50 / 63#50. Channel Islands National Park (California)
- Distance: 1,819 miles
- Date founded: March 5, 1980
- 2025 visitors: 227,186 (#51 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 249,561.00 acres
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51 / 63#51. Redwood National Park (California)
- Distance: 1,826 miles
- Driving time: 35.4 hours
- Date founded: October 2, 1968
- 2025 visitors: 1,202,480 (#25 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 138,999.37 acres
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52 / 63#52. Virgin Islands National Park (U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Distance: 2,249 miles
- Date founded: August 2, 1956
- 2025 visitors: 471,074 (#42 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 15,052.53 acres
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53 / 63#53. Glacier Bay National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,262 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2025 visitors: 740,044 (#32 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 3,223,383.43 acres
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54 / 63#54. Wrangell–St. Elias National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,446 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2025 visitors: 108,840 (#55 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 8,323,146.48 acres
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55 / 63#55. Kenai Fjords National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,709 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2025 visitors: 425,369 (#45 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 669,650.05 acres
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56 / 63#56. Denali National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,722 miles
- Date founded: February 26, 1917
- 2025 visitors: 543,300 (#39 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 4,740,911.16 acres
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57 / 63#57. Gates of the Arctic National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,800 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2025 visitors: 14,923 (#62 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 7,523,897.45 acres
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58 / 63#58. Lake Clark National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,829 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2025 visitors: 19,778 (#61 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 2,619,816.49 acres
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59 / 63#59. Katmai National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,911 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2025 visitors: 34,479 (#59 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 3,674,529.33 acres
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60 / 63#60. Kobuk Valley National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,958 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2025 visitors: 7,786 (#63 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 1,750,716.16 acres
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61 / 63#61. Haleakalā National Park (Hawaii)
- Distance: 4,169 miles
- Date founded: July 1, 1961
- 2025 visitors: 853,711 (#27 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 33,264.62 acres
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62 / 63#62. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii)
- Distance: 4,181 miles
- Date founded: August 1, 1916
- 2025 visitors: 1,877,854 (#18 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 325,605.28 acres
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63 / 63#63. National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa)
- Distance: 6,548 miles
- Date founded: October 31, 1988
- 2025 visitors: 43,258 (#58 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 8,256.67 acres
