NPS Sites Near Des Moines

The National Park Service maintains one site within 150 miles of Des Moines: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, located approximately 124.5 miles from the city. This site preserves the birthplace, childhood home, and presidential library of the 31st president. According to NPS data, the site received 106,672 annual recreation visits.

For visitors interested in exploring National Park Service units from Des Moines, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site represents the primary option within the 150-mile regional radius. The site offers historical interpretation related to Hoover's life and presidency, along with the surrounding landscape of his early years in Iowa.

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Nearby-NPS units and their annual recreation visits are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package (haversine match within 150 mi of the city centroid), verified June 2026. Null visitation renders as “n/a”, never 0. How we compile this.