NPS Sites Near St. Louis
Several National Park Service units lie within 150 miles of St. Louis. The closest is Gateway Arch National Park, located 12 miles from the city center, which welcomed approximately 2.2 million recreation visits annually. The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site stands 13 miles away and received about 37,500 annual visits. Further out, Lincoln Home National Historic Site near Springfield, Illinois, approximately 82 miles distant, attracted roughly 123,500 visitors yearly.
The Ozark National Scenic Riverway, positioned 122 miles from St. Louis, is the region's most distant unit, drawing approximately 1.1 million annual recreation visits. Together, these four sites offer diverse experiences ranging from urban monuments and historic residences to scenic river landscapes across the greater St. Louis region.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Gateway Arch National Park Memorial · 12.0 mi | 2,209,028 (2025) |
| Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site · 13.0 mi | 37,467 (2025) |
| Lincoln Home National Historic Site · 82.1 mi | 123,544 (2025) |
| Ozark National Scenic Riverway National Scenic River · 122.4 mi | 1,116,835 (2025) |
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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.