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ExplorOFF data · updated October 12, 2026

National Park Drive Time Table

ExplorOFF's drive time table gives the driving time and distance between 103 US and Canadian national parks, gateway towns and the cities people fly into, every pair, 5,253 drives in all. Times are for driving only, without stops. We worked them out from OpenStreetMap road routing, then trimmed drives over 90 minutes by 15% and rounded them to the nearest 15 minutes, because the open router runs slow on long highway drives.

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6 hr · 334 miles

Arches National Park to Grand Canyon South Rim, driving time without stops.

Route, stops and where to break it up →

Trips that include both: Arches, Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon Road Trip: A 7-Day Loop from Las Vegas

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FromToDrive timeMilesGuide
Arches National ParkGrand Canyon South Rim6 hr334Route
Glacier National ParkBanff6 hr304Route
BostonAcadia National Park4 hr 45 min265Route
Bryce Canyon National ParkLas Vegas4 hr258Route
Bryce Canyon National ParkCapitol Reef National Park2 hr 30 min122Route
ChicagoYellowstone (Old Faithful)22 hr 15 min1422Route
Great Smoky MountainsKnoxville1 hr 1 min42Route
Grand Canyon South RimFlagstaff1 hr 45 min88Route
DenverGreat Sand Dunes National Park5 hr211Route
DenverYellowstone (Old Faithful)9 hr 45 min552Route
Glacier National ParkBanff6 hr304Route
Grand Canyon South RimLas Vegas4 hr 30 min277Route
Grand Canyon South RimAntelope Canyon2 hr 45 min143Route
Grand Teton National ParkGlacier National Park8 hr 30 min533Route
Grand Canyon South RimPhoenix3 hr 45 min229Route
Jackson HoleGrand Teton National Park21 min13Route
Jackson HoleYellowstone (Old Faithful)2 hr 15 min98Route
Las VegasArches National Park6 hr 30 min452Route
Las VegasJoshua Tree National Park3 hr 45 min199Route
Las VegasSedona4 hr 30 min275Route
Death Valley National ParkLos Angeles4 hr 45 min267Route
Los AngelesYosemite Valley5 hr 30 min310Route
Everglades National ParkMiami51 min35Route
MissoulaGlacier National Park2 hr 45 min138Route
Salt Lake CityZion National Park4 hr 30 min307Route
San DiegoJoshua Tree National Park2 hr 30 min144Route
San FranciscoRedwood National Park5 hr 30 min313Route
San FranciscoYosemite Valley4 hr189Route
SeattleCrater Lake National Park7 hr 30 min416Route
SeattleOlympic (Port Angeles)2 hr 45 min138Route
SeattleYellowstone (Old Faithful)12 hr772Route
White Sands (Alamogordo)Carlsbad Caverns National Park3 hr 15 min173Route
Yellowstone (Old Faithful)Mount Rushmore9 hr 15 min529Route
Yosemite ValleySequoia National Park3 hr 45 min170Route
Zion National ParkAntelope Canyon2 hr 30 min122Route
Zion National ParkArches National Park5 hr340Route
Zion National ParkGrand Canyon South Rim5 hr255Route

Nearest big city or airport to each park

The closest of the 30 cities in the table, by driving time. A smaller regional airport can be closer.

Park or placeNearest big cityDrive timeMiles
Arches National ParkSalt Lake City3 hr 45 min229
Canyonlands (Island in the Sky)Salt Lake City4 hr 30 min252
Capitol Reef National ParkSalt Lake City3 hr 45 min225
Bryce Canyon National ParkLas Vegas4 hr258
Zion National ParkLas Vegas2 hr 30 min163
Grand Canyon South RimPhoenix3 hr 45 min229
Grand Canyon North RimLas Vegas4 hr 45 min263
Antelope CanyonPhoenix4 hr 30 min281
Horseshoe BendLas Vegas4 hr 30 min274
Page, AZLas Vegas4 hr 30 min272
Monument ValleyPhoenix5 hr 15 min320
MoabSalt Lake City4 hr234
Dead Horse Point State ParkSalt Lake City4 hr 15 min242
Goblin Valley State ParkSalt Lake City3 hr 45 min224
KanabLas Vegas3 hr 15 min198
SedonaPhoenix2 hr116
Petrified Forest National ParkAlbuquerque3 hr 15 min219
Saguaro National ParkTucson52 min31
FlagstaffPhoenix2 hr 15 min144
St. GeorgeLas Vegas1 hr 45 min119
Valley of Fire State ParkLas Vegas1 hr 19 min54
Great Basin National ParkSalt Lake City3 hr 45 min231
Death Valley National ParkLas Vegas2 hr 15 min122
Mesa Verde National ParkAlbuquerque4 hr 45 min264
White Sands (Alamogordo)El Paso1 hr 30 min89
Carlsbad Caverns National ParkEl Paso2 hr 30 min152
Big Bend National ParkEl Paso5 hr318
Guadalupe Mountains National ParkEl Paso3 hr109
Rocky Mountain National ParkDenver1 hr 30 min65
Great Sand Dunes National ParkDenver5 hr211
Black Canyon of the GunnisonDenver5 hr 15 min266
Yellowstone (Old Faithful)Bozeman2 hr 30 min121
Grand Teton National ParkBozeman4 hr 30 min204
Jackson HoleBozeman4 hr 15 min216
Glacier National ParkKalispell51 min34
Devils TowerDenver6 hr 15 min402
Badlands National ParkDenver7 hr 30 min442
Mount RushmoreDenver6 hr 15 min403
Theodore Roosevelt National ParkBozeman6 hr424
Sawtooths (Stanley)Boise2 hr 45 min133
BanffCalgary1 hr 30 min77
Lake LouiseCalgary2 hr112
JasperCalgary5 hr256
Yoho National Park (Field)Calgary2 hr 15 min127
Waterton LakesKalispell3 hr165
Yosemite ValleySacramento3 hr 15 min161
Sequoia National ParkLos Angeles4 hr 30 min225
Kings Canyon National ParkLos Angeles4 hr226
Joshua Tree National ParkLos Angeles2 hr 15 min128
Lassen Volcanic National ParkReno3 hr165
Redwood National ParkSacramento5 hr 15 min331
Pinnacles National ParkSan Francisco2 hr 15 min127
Big SurSan Francisco2 hr 30 min141
Lake TahoeReno1 hr 28 min61
Mammoth LakesReno3 hr 15 min169
Crater Lake National ParkPortland, OR4 hr 30 min244
Mount Rainier (Paradise)Seattle2 hr 30 min103
Olympic (Port Angeles)Seattle2 hr 45 min138
North Cascades National ParkSeattle2 hr 15 min117
Mount St. Helens (Johnston Ridge)Portland, OR2 hr 15 min102
Great Smoky MountainsKnoxville1 hr 1 min42
Shenandoah National ParkWashington, DC2 hr 15 min107
Acadia National ParkBoston5 hr265
New River GorgeKnoxville4 hr 15 min274
Mammoth Cave National ParkKnoxville3 hr 30 min201
Congaree National ParkAsheville3 hr 15 min185
Everglades National ParkMiami51 min35
Key WestMiami3 hr 30 min160
Cuyahoga Valley National ParkChicago5 hr 30 min349
Indiana DunesChicago1 hr 7 min48
Hot Springs National ParkDallas4 hr 15 min287
Adirondacks (Lake Placid)Boston5 hr262
White Mountains (North Conway)Boston2 hr 45 min136

Nearest drives from every place

For each place, the 6 closest others in the table, by driving time.

Utah and Arizona

  • Arches National Park: Moab 11 min (5 mi) · Dead Horse Point State Park 53 min (27 mi) · Canyonlands (Island in the Sky) 1 hr 1 min (36 mi) · Goblin Valley State Park 1 hr 45 min (97 mi) · Capitol Reef National Park 2 hr 30 min (142 mi) · Mesa Verde National Park 2 hr 45 min (143 mi)
  • Canyonlands (Island in the Sky): Dead Horse Point State Park 45 min (20 mi) · Arches National Park 1 hr 1 min (36 mi) · Moab 1 hr 9 min (40 mi) · Goblin Valley State Park 2 hr 15 min (120 mi) · Capitol Reef National Park 3 hr (165 mi) · Monument Valley 3 hr 45 min (191 mi)
  • Capitol Reef National Park: Goblin Valley State Park 1 hr 30 min (71 mi) · Arches National Park 2 hr 30 min (142 mi) · Bryce Canyon National Park 2 hr 30 min (122 mi) · Moab 2 hr 30 min (146 mi) · Canyonlands (Island in the Sky) 3 hr (164 mi) · Dead Horse Point State Park 3 hr (155 mi)
  • Bryce Canyon National Park: Kanab 1 hr 30 min (75 mi) · Zion National Park 1 hr 45 min (84 mi) · St. George 2 hr 15 min (141 mi) · Capitol Reef National Park 2 hr 30 min (122 mi) · Antelope Canyon 2 hr 45 min (155 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 2 hr 45 min (152 mi)
  • Zion National Park: St. George 1 hr 2 min (46 mi) · Kanab 1 hr 13 min (43 mi) · Bryce Canyon National Park 1 hr 45 min (84 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 2 hr 15 min (119 mi) · Page, AZ 2 hr 15 min (117 mi) · Antelope Canyon 2 hr 30 min (122 mi)
  • Grand Canyon South Rim: Flagstaff 1 hr 45 min (88 mi) · Sedona 2 hr 15 min (114 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 2 hr 30 min (136 mi) · Antelope Canyon 2 hr 45 min (143 mi) · Page, AZ 2 hr 45 min (140 mi) · Monument Valley 3 hr 30 min (183 mi)
  • Grand Canyon North Rim: Kanab 1 hr 45 min (80 mi) · Antelope Canyon 2 hr 30 min (126 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 2 hr 30 min (118 mi) · Page, AZ 2 hr 30 min (123 mi) · Zion National Park 2 hr 45 min (122 mi) · Bryce Canyon National Park 3 hr (155 mi)
  • Antelope Canyon: Page, AZ 10 min (6 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 13 min (8 mi) · Kanab 1 hr 30 min (80 mi) · Monument Valley 2 hr 15 min (124 mi) · Zion National Park 2 hr 30 min (122 mi) · Grand Canyon North Rim 2 hr 30 min (126 mi)
  • Horseshoe Bend: Page, AZ 8 min (4 mi) · Antelope Canyon 13 min (8 mi) · Kanab 1 hr 15 min (77 mi) · Zion National Park 2 hr 15 min (119 mi) · Monument Valley 2 hr 15 min (129 mi) · Flagstaff 2 hr 15 min (130 mi)
  • Page, AZ: Horseshoe Bend 8 min (4 mi) · Antelope Canyon 11 min (6 mi) · Kanab 1 hr 15 min (74 mi) · Zion National Park 2 hr 15 min (117 mi) · Monument Valley 2 hr 15 min (127 mi) · Grand Canyon North Rim 2 hr 30 min (123 mi)
  • Monument Valley: Antelope Canyon 2 hr 15 min (124 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 2 hr 15 min (129 mi) · Page, AZ 2 hr 15 min (127 mi) · Moab 2 hr 45 min (151 mi) · Arches National Park 3 hr (156 mi) · Mesa Verde National Park 3 hr (151 mi)
  • Moab: Arches National Park 10 min (5 mi) · Dead Horse Point State Park 1 hr (31 mi) · Canyonlands (Island in the Sky) 1 hr 9 min (40 mi) · Goblin Valley State Park 1 hr 45 min (102 mi) · Capitol Reef National Park 2 hr 30 min (147 mi) · Monument Valley 2 hr 45 min (151 mi)
  • Dead Horse Point State Park: Canyonlands (Island in the Sky) 45 min (20 mi) · Arches National Park 53 min (27 mi) · Moab 1 hr (31 mi) · Goblin Valley State Park 2 hr 15 min (110 mi) · Capitol Reef National Park 3 hr (155 mi) · Monument Valley 3 hr 30 min (182 mi)
  • Goblin Valley State Park: Capitol Reef National Park 1 hr 30 min (71 mi) · Arches National Park 1 hr 45 min (97 mi) · Moab 1 hr 45 min (101 mi) · Dead Horse Point State Park 2 hr (110 mi) · Canyonlands (Island in the Sky) 2 hr 15 min (119 mi) · Salt Lake City 3 hr 45 min (224 mi)
  • Kanab: Zion National Park 1 hr 13 min (43 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 1 hr 15 min (77 mi) · Page, AZ 1 hr 15 min (74 mi) · Bryce Canyon National Park 1 hr 30 min (75 mi) · Antelope Canyon 1 hr 30 min (80 mi) · St. George 1 hr 30 min (81 mi)
  • Sedona: Flagstaff 58 min (29 mi) · Phoenix 2 hr (116 mi) · Grand Canyon South Rim 2 hr 15 min (115 mi) · Petrified Forest National Park 2 hr 45 min (154 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 3 hr (159 mi) · Page, AZ 3 hr (163 mi)
  • Petrified Forest National Park: Flagstaff 2 hr (126 mi) · Sedona 2 hr 45 min (154 mi) · Albuquerque 3 hr 15 min (219 mi) · Grand Canyon South Rim 3 hr 30 min (214 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 4 hr (247 mi) · Phoenix 4 hr (222 mi)
  • Saguaro National Park: Tucson 52 min (31 mi) · Phoenix 2 hr 30 min (145 mi) · Sedona 4 hr 15 min (261 mi) · Flagstaff 4 hr 30 min (289 mi) · El Paso 4 hr 45 min (308 mi) · White Sands (Alamogordo) 5 hr 15 min (332 mi)
  • Flagstaff: Sedona 57 min (29 mi) · Grand Canyon South Rim 1 hr 45 min (88 mi) · Petrified Forest National Park 2 hr (126 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 2 hr 15 min (130 mi) · Phoenix 2 hr 15 min (144 mi) · Antelope Canyon 2 hr 30 min (138 mi)
  • St. George: Zion National Park 1 hr 2 min (41 mi) · Kanab 1 hr 30 min (81 mi) · Valley of Fire State Park 1 hr 45 min (96 mi) · Las Vegas 1 hr 45 min (119 mi) · Bryce Canyon National Park 2 hr 15 min (140 mi) · Horseshoe Bend 2 hr 45 min (157 mi)
  • Valley of Fire State Park: Las Vegas 1 hr 19 min (54 mi) · St. George 1 hr 45 min (96 mi) · Zion National Park 2 hr 30 min (135 mi) · Kanab 3 hr 15 min (175 mi) · Death Valley National Park 3 hr 15 min (185 mi) · Bryce Canyon National Park 4 hr (234 mi)
  • Great Basin National Park: St. George 3 hr (189 mi) · Bryce Canyon National Park 3 hr 15 min (182 mi) · Zion National Park 3 hr 15 min (194 mi) · Salt Lake City 3 hr 45 min (231 mi) · Kanab 4 hr (228 mi) · Capitol Reef National Park 4 hr 15 min (250 mi)
  • Death Valley National Park: Las Vegas 2 hr 15 min (122 mi) · Valley of Fire State Park 3 hr 15 min (185 mi) · Mammoth Lakes 3 hr 45 min (206 mi) · St. George 4 hr (249 mi) · Zion National Park 4 hr 45 min (288 mi) · Los Angeles 4 hr 45 min (267 mi)
  • Mesa Verde National Park: Arches National Park 2 hr 45 min (144 mi) · Moab 2 hr 45 min (139 mi) · Monument Valley 3 hr 15 min (151 mi) · Dead Horse Point State Park 3 hr 30 min (169 mi) · Canyonlands (Island in the Sky) 3 hr 45 min (179 mi) · Black Canyon of the Gunnison 3 hr 45 min (174 mi)
  • White Sands (Alamogordo): El Paso 1 hr 30 min (89 mi) · Carlsbad Caverns National Park 3 hr 15 min (173 mi) · Albuquerque 3 hr 30 min (208 mi) · Guadalupe Mountains National Park 4 hr 15 min (184 mi) · Saguaro National Park 5 hr 15 min (332 mi) · Tucson 5 hr 15 min (340 mi)
  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Guadalupe Mountains National Park 2 hr 30 min (64 mi) · El Paso 2 hr 30 min (152 mi) · White Sands (Alamogordo) 3 hr 15 min (173 mi) · Big Bend National Park 4 hr 45 min (274 mi) · Albuquerque 5 hr (304 mi) · Saguaro National Park 7 hr (456 mi)
  • Big Bend National Park: Carlsbad Caverns National Park 4 hr 45 min (274 mi) · El Paso 5 hr (318 mi) · Guadalupe Mountains National Park 6 hr (267 mi) · White Sands (Alamogordo) 6 hr 15 min (399 mi) · Austin 7 hr (461 mi) · Albuquerque 8 hr 45 min (540 mi)
  • Guadalupe Mountains National Park: Carlsbad Caverns National Park 2 hr 30 min (64 mi) · El Paso 3 hr (109 mi) · White Sands (Alamogordo) 4 hr (182 mi) · Big Bend National Park 6 hr (267 mi) · Albuquerque 6 hr 45 min (371 mi) · Saguaro National Park 7 hr 30 min (413 mi)

Rockies

  • Rocky Mountain National Park: Denver 1 hr 30 min (65 mi) · Great Sand Dunes National Park 6 hr 15 min (261 mi) · Black Canyon of the Gunnison 6 hr 15 min (316 mi) · Devils Tower 6 hr 15 min (389 mi) · Mount Rushmore 6 hr 15 min (390 mi) · Arches National Park 6 hr 30 min (398 mi)
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park: Black Canyon of the Gunnison 4 hr 45 min (191 mi) · Denver 5 hr (211 mi) · Mesa Verde National Park 5 hr 15 min (210 mi) · Albuquerque 5 hr 30 min (236 mi) · Rocky Mountain National Park 6 hr 15 min (261 mi) · Moab 7 hr (319 mi)
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Arches National Park 3 hr 15 min (186 mi) · Moab 3 hr 15 min (190 mi) · Canyonlands (Island in the Sky) 3 hr 45 min (208 mi) · Dead Horse Point State Park 3 hr 45 min (199 mi) · Goblin Valley State Park 4 hr (229 mi) · Mesa Verde National Park 4 hr (175 mi)
  • Yellowstone (Old Faithful): Grand Teton National Park 2 hr (86 mi) · Jackson Hole 2 hr 15 min (98 mi) · Bozeman 2 hr 30 min (121 mi) · Missoula 4 hr 45 min (296 mi) · Salt Lake City 5 hr 30 min (352 mi) · Sawtooths (Stanley) 6 hr 15 min (339 mi)
  • Grand Teton National Park: Jackson Hole 20 min (13 mi) · Yellowstone (Old Faithful) 2 hr (86 mi) · Bozeman 4 hr 30 min (204 mi) · Salt Lake City 5 hr (287 mi) · Sawtooths (Stanley) 5 hr 30 min (303 mi) · Boise 5 hr 45 min (383 mi)
  • Jackson Hole: Grand Teton National Park 21 min (13 mi) · Yellowstone (Old Faithful) 2 hr 15 min (98 mi) · Bozeman 4 hr 15 min (216 mi) · Salt Lake City 4 hr 45 min (274 mi) · Sawtooths (Stanley) 5 hr 15 min (290 mi) · Boise 5 hr 30 min (370 mi)
  • Glacier National Park: Kalispell 51 min (34 mi) · Waterton Lakes 2 hr 30 min (97 mi) · Missoula 2 hr 45 min (139 mi) · Calgary 4 hr 45 min (231 mi) · Bozeman 5 hr 15 min (330 mi) · Banff 6 hr (304 mi)
  • Devils Tower: Mount Rushmore 2 hr 15 min (130 mi) · Badlands National Park 3 hr (192 mi) · Theodore Roosevelt National Park 4 hr 15 min (247 mi) · Rocky Mountain National Park 6 hr 15 min (389 mi) · Denver 6 hr 15 min (402 mi) · Bozeman 6 hr 15 min (437 mi)
  • Badlands National Park: Mount Rushmore 1 hr 45 min (106 mi) · Devils Tower 3 hr (193 mi) · Theodore Roosevelt National Park 5 hr 15 min (329 mi) · Rocky Mountain National Park 7 hr 30 min (475 mi) · Denver 7 hr 30 min (442 mi) · Bozeman 8 hr 15 min (542 mi)
  • Mount Rushmore: Badlands National Park 1 hr 45 min (106 mi) · Devils Tower 2 hr 15 min (131 mi) · Theodore Roosevelt National Park 4 hr 30 min (267 mi) · Rocky Mountain National Park 6 hr 15 min (390 mi) · Denver 6 hr 15 min (403 mi) · Bozeman 7 hr 30 min (480 mi)
  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Devils Tower 4 hr 15 min (246 mi) · Mount Rushmore 4 hr 30 min (267 mi) · Badlands National Park 5 hr 15 min (329 mi) · Bozeman 6 hr (424 mi) · Yellowstone (Old Faithful) 8 hr (509 mi) · Missoula 8 hr 45 min (625 mi)
  • Sawtooths (Stanley): Boise 2 hr 45 min (133 mi) · Missoula 5 hr (257 mi) · Jackson Hole 5 hr 15 min (289 mi) · Grand Teton National Park 5 hr 30 min (302 mi) · Salt Lake City 5 hr 30 min (354 mi) · Yellowstone (Old Faithful) 6 hr 15 min (339 mi)

Canada

  • Banff: Lake Louise 53 min (36 mi) · Yoho National Park (Field) 1 hr 12 min (51 mi) · Calgary 1 hr 30 min (77 mi) · Jasper 3 hr 45 min (180 mi) · Waterton Lakes 4 hr 15 min (241 mi) · Kalispell 5 hr 45 min (300 mi)
  • Lake Louise: Yoho National Park (Field) 23 min (16 mi) · Banff 52 min (36 mi) · Calgary 2 hr (112 mi) · Jasper 3 hr (145 mi) · Waterton Lakes 4 hr 45 min (276 mi) · Kalispell 5 hr 45 min (296 mi)
  • Jasper: Lake Louise 3 hr (145 mi) · Yoho National Park (Field) 3 hr 15 min (157 mi) · Banff 3 hr 45 min (180 mi) · Calgary 5 hr (256 mi) · Waterton Lakes 7 hr 45 min (420 mi) · Vancouver 8 hr 30 min (495 mi)
  • Yoho National Park (Field): Lake Louise 22 min (16 mi) · Banff 1 hr 12 min (51 mi) · Calgary 2 hr 15 min (127 mi) · Jasper 3 hr 15 min (157 mi) · Waterton Lakes 5 hr (291 mi) · Kalispell 6 hr (312 mi)
  • Waterton Lakes: Glacier National Park 2 hr 30 min (134 mi) · Kalispell 3 hr (165 mi) · Calgary 3 hr (170 mi) · Banff 4 hr 15 min (233 mi) · Lake Louise 4 hr 45 min (267 mi) · Yoho National Park (Field) 5 hr (282 mi)

California and the Northwest

  • Yosemite Valley: Mammoth Lakes 2 hr 30 min (102 mi) · Kings Canyon National Park 3 hr 15 min (147 mi) · Sacramento 3 hr 15 min (161 mi) · Sequoia National Park 3 hr 45 min (170 mi) · Pinnacles National Park 3 hr 45 min (191 mi) · San Francisco 3 hr 45 min (187 mi)
  • Sequoia National Park: Kings Canyon National Park 49 min (27 mi) · Yosemite Valley 3 hr 45 min (170 mi) · Pinnacles National Park 4 hr 15 min (195 mi) · Los Angeles 4 hr 30 min (225 mi) · Sacramento 4 hr 30 min (249 mi) · San Francisco 4 hr 45 min (266 mi)
  • Kings Canyon National Park: Sequoia National Park 49 min (27 mi) · Yosemite Valley 3 hr 15 min (146 mi) · Pinnacles National Park 3 hr 45 min (203 mi) · Los Angeles 4 hr (226 mi) · Sacramento 4 hr (225 mi) · Big Sur 4 hr 15 min (237 mi)
  • Joshua Tree National Park: Los Angeles 2 hr 15 min (128 mi) · San Diego 2 hr 30 min (144 mi) · Las Vegas 3 hr 45 min (198 mi) · Phoenix 4 hr 30 min (291 mi) · Valley of Fire State Park 4 hr 45 min (251 mi) · Death Valley National Park 5 hr (271 mi)
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park: Reno 3 hr (165 mi) · Sacramento 3 hr 15 min (174 mi) · Redwood National Park 4 hr (230 mi) · Lake Tahoe 4 hr (223 mi) · San Francisco 4 hr 15 min (252 mi) · Crater Lake National Park 4 hr 45 min (249 mi)
  • Redwood National Park: Lassen Volcanic National Park 4 hr (230 mi) · Crater Lake National Park 4 hr 30 min (223 mi) · Sacramento 5 hr 15 min (331 mi) · San Francisco 5 hr 30 min (313 mi) · Reno 6 hr 15 min (368 mi) · Portland, OR 6 hr 45 min (372 mi)
  • Pinnacles National Park: Big Sur 2 hr (101 mi) · San Francisco 2 hr 15 min (127 mi) · Sacramento 3 hr 15 min (185 mi) · Kings Canyon National Park 3 hr 45 min (204 mi) · Yosemite Valley 4 hr (194 mi) · Sequoia National Park 4 hr 15 min (194 mi)
  • Big Sur: Pinnacles National Park 2 hr (101 mi) · San Francisco 2 hr 30 min (141 mi) · Sacramento 3 hr 45 min (214 mi) · Kings Canyon National Park 4 hr 15 min (237 mi) · Yosemite Valley 4 hr 30 min (227 mi) · Sequoia National Park 5 hr (261 mi)
  • Lake Tahoe: Reno 1 hr 28 min (61 mi) · Sacramento 2 hr (104 mi) · Mammoth Lakes 2 hr 45 min (140 mi) · San Francisco 3 hr 30 min (189 mi) · Lassen Volcanic National Park 4 hr (223 mi) · Yosemite Valley 4 hr 15 min (187 mi)
  • Mammoth Lakes: Yosemite Valley 2 hr 30 min (104 mi) · Lake Tahoe 2 hr 45 min (140 mi) · Reno 3 hr 15 min (169 mi) · Death Valley National Park 3 hr 45 min (206 mi) · Sacramento 4 hr 15 min (236 mi) · Kings Canyon National Park 5 hr 15 min (240 mi)
  • Crater Lake National Park: Redwood National Park 4 hr 30 min (224 mi) · Portland, OR 4 hr 30 min (244 mi) · Lassen Volcanic National Park 4 hr 45 min (251 mi) · Sacramento 6 hr (364 mi) · Reno 6 hr (318 mi) · Mount St. Helens (Johnston Ridge) 6 hr 30 min (345 mi)
  • Mount Rainier (Paradise): Seattle 2 hr 30 min (103 mi) · Mount St. Helens (Johnston Ridge) 3 hr (125 mi) · Portland, OR 3 hr (155 mi) · Olympic (Port Angeles) 3 hr 45 min (178 mi) · North Cascades National Park 4 hr 45 min (217 mi) · Vancouver 4 hr 45 min (240 mi)
  • Olympic (Port Angeles): Seattle 2 hr 45 min (138 mi) · Mount Rainier (Paradise) 3 hr 45 min (178 mi) · North Cascades National Park 4 hr (155 mi) · Vancouver 4 hr (170 mi) · Mount St. Helens (Johnston Ridge) 4 hr 15 min (206 mi) · Portland, OR 4 hr 15 min (230 mi)
  • North Cascades National Park: Seattle 2 hr 15 min (117 mi) · Vancouver 2 hr 45 min (132 mi) · Olympic (Port Angeles) 4 hr (155 mi) · Mount Rainier (Paradise) 4 hr 45 min (217 mi) · Mount St. Helens (Johnston Ridge) 5 hr 15 min (265 mi) · Portland, OR 5 hr 15 min (289 mi)
  • Mount St. Helens (Johnston Ridge): Portland, OR 2 hr 15 min (102 mi) · Mount Rainier (Paradise) 3 hr (125 mi) · Seattle 3 hr (149 mi) · Olympic (Port Angeles) 4 hr 15 min (206 mi) · North Cascades National Park 5 hr 15 min (265 mi) · Vancouver 5 hr 30 min (289 mi)

East

  • Great Smoky Mountains: Knoxville 1 hr 1 min (42 mi) · Asheville 1 hr 45 min (86 mi) · Atlanta 4 hr (196 mi) · Mammoth Cave National Park 4 hr 15 min (241 mi) · New River Gorge 4 hr 30 min (276 mi) · Congaree National Park 4 hr 45 min (256 mi)
  • Shenandoah National Park: Washington, DC 2 hr 15 min (107 mi) · New River Gorge 4 hr (223 mi) · New York City 6 hr (332 mi) · Cuyahoga Valley National Park 6 hr 15 min (347 mi) · Asheville 6 hr 15 min (380 mi) · Knoxville 6 hr 30 min (397 mi)
  • Acadia National Park: White Mountains (North Conway) 4 hr (197 mi) · Boston 5 hr (265 mi) · Adirondacks (Lake Placid) 8 hr 30 min (393 mi) · New York City 8 hr 45 min (473 mi) · Washington, DC 12 hr 30 min (698 mi) · Shenandoah National Park 14 hr 30 min (803 mi)
  • New River Gorge: Shenandoah National Park 4 hr (223 mi) · Knoxville 4 hr 15 min (274 mi) · Asheville 4 hr 15 min (257 mi) · Great Smoky Mountains 4 hr 30 min (276 mi) · Cuyahoga Valley National Park 4 hr 45 min (283 mi) · Washington, DC 5 hr 15 min (313 mi)
  • Mammoth Cave National Park: Knoxville 3 hr 30 min (201 mi) · Great Smoky Mountains 4 hr 15 min (242 mi) · Asheville 5 hr 30 min (316 mi) · Atlanta 5 hr 30 min (341 mi) · New River Gorge 6 hr (360 mi) · Indiana Dunes 6 hr (373 mi)
  • Congaree National Park: Asheville 3 hr 15 min (185 mi) · Atlanta 4 hr (237 mi) · Great Smoky Mountains 4 hr 45 min (261 mi) · Knoxville 5 hr (291 mi) · New River Gorge 5 hr 45 min (342 mi) · Shenandoah National Park 7 hr 45 min (447 mi)
  • Everglades National Park: Miami 51 min (35 mi) · Key West 2 hr 45 min (128 mi) · Congaree National Park 10 hr 45 min (663 mi) · Atlanta 10 hr 45 min (694 mi) · Asheville 12 hr 45 min (819 mi) · Knoxville 14 hr (896 mi)
  • Key West: Everglades National Park 2 hr 45 min (127 mi) · Miami 3 hr 30 min (160 mi) · Congaree National Park 13 hr 30 min (788 mi) · Atlanta 13 hr 30 min (819 mi) · Asheville 15 hr 30 min (943 mi) · Knoxville 16 hr 45 min (1021 mi)
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park: New River Gorge 4 hr 45 min (281 mi) · Indiana Dunes 4 hr 45 min (304 mi) · Chicago 5 hr 30 min (349 mi) · Washington, DC 5 hr 45 min (349 mi) · Shenandoah National Park 6 hr (346 mi) · Mammoth Cave National Park 7 hr (429 mi)
  • Indiana Dunes: Chicago 1 hr 7 min (48 mi) · Cuyahoga Valley National Park 4 hr 45 min (304 mi) · Mammoth Cave National Park 6 hr (373 mi) · Knoxville 8 hr 15 min (522 mi) · New River Gorge 8 hr 45 min (518 mi) · Great Smoky Mountains 9 hr (562 mi)
  • Hot Springs National Park: Dallas 4 hr 15 min (287 mi) · Austin 7 hr 15 min (480 mi) · Mammoth Cave National Park 7 hr 45 min (493 mi) · Atlanta 8 hr 45 min (569 mi) · Knoxville 9 hr (579 mi) · Great Smoky Mountains 9 hr 45 min (620 mi)
  • Adirondacks (Lake Placid): White Mountains (North Conway) 4 hr 45 min (220 mi) · Boston 5 hr (262 mi) · New York City 5 hr (288 mi) · Acadia National Park 8 hr 30 min (393 mi) · Washington, DC 8 hr 45 min (502 mi) · Cuyahoga Valley National Park 9 hr 30 min (536 mi)
  • White Mountains (North Conway): Boston 2 hr 45 min (136 mi) · Acadia National Park 4 hr (198 mi) · Adirondacks (Lake Placid) 4 hr 45 min (220 mi) · New York City 6 hr 30 min (344 mi) · Washington, DC 10 hr 30 min (569 mi) · Shenandoah National Park 12 hr 30 min (674 mi)

Airports and big cities people fly into

  • Las Vegas: Valley of Fire State Park 1 hr 19 min (54 mi) · St. George 1 hr 45 min (119 mi) · Death Valley National Park 2 hr 15 min (122 mi) · Zion National Park 2 hr 30 min (158 mi) · Kanab 3 hr 15 min (198 mi) · Joshua Tree National Park 3 hr 45 min (199 mi)
  • Phoenix: Tucson 1 hr 45 min (116 mi) · Sedona 2 hr (116 mi) · Flagstaff 2 hr 15 min (144 mi) · Saguaro National Park 2 hr 30 min (145 mi) · Grand Canyon South Rim 3 hr 45 min (230 mi) · Petrified Forest National Park 4 hr (223 mi)
  • Tucson: Saguaro National Park 53 min (31 mi) · Phoenix 1 hr 45 min (116 mi) · Sedona 3 hr 45 min (232 mi) · Flagstaff 4 hr (260 mi) · El Paso 4 hr 45 min (316 mi) · Petrified Forest National Park 5 hr (273 mi)
  • Salt Lake City: Arches National Park 3 hr 45 min (230 mi) · Capitol Reef National Park 3 hr 45 min (225 mi) · Goblin Valley State Park 3 hr 45 min (224 mi) · Bryce Canyon National Park 4 hr (267 mi) · Moab 4 hr (234 mi) · Great Basin National Park 4 hr (231 mi)
  • Denver: Rocky Mountain National Park 1 hr 15 min (64 mi) · Great Sand Dunes National Park 5 hr (211 mi) · Black Canyon of the Gunnison 5 hr 15 min (266 mi) · Arches National Park 5 hr 30 min (351 mi) · Moab 5 hr 30 min (355 mi) · Canyonlands (Island in the Sky) 6 hr (373 mi)
  • Albuquerque: Petrified Forest National Park 3 hr 15 min (218 mi) · White Sands (Alamogordo) 3 hr 30 min (208 mi) · El Paso 4 hr (266 mi) · Flagstaff 4 hr 45 min (322 mi) · Mesa Verde National Park 4 hr 45 min (265 mi) · Carlsbad Caverns National Park 5 hr (304 mi)
  • El Paso: White Sands (Alamogordo) 1 hr 30 min (90 mi) · Carlsbad Caverns National Park 2 hr 30 min (152 mi) · Guadalupe Mountains National Park 3 hr (108 mi) · Albuquerque 4 hr (265 mi) · Saguaro National Park 4 hr 45 min (307 mi) · Tucson 4 hr 45 min (316 mi)
  • Los Angeles: San Diego 2 hr (120 mi) · Joshua Tree National Park 2 hr 15 min (128 mi) · Kings Canyon National Park 4 hr (227 mi) · Las Vegas 4 hr 15 min (270 mi) · Sequoia National Park 4 hr 30 min (225 mi) · Death Valley National Park 4 hr 45 min (267 mi)
  • San Diego: Los Angeles 2 hr (121 mi) · Joshua Tree National Park 2 hr 30 min (144 mi) · Las Vegas 5 hr 15 min (332 mi) · Phoenix 5 hr 30 min (355 mi) · Death Valley National Park 6 hr (336 mi) · Kings Canyon National Park 6 hr (346 mi)
  • San Francisco: Sacramento 1 hr 30 min (87 mi) · Pinnacles National Park 2 hr 15 min (127 mi) · Big Sur 2 hr 30 min (140 mi) · Lake Tahoe 3 hr 30 min (189 mi) · Reno 3 hr 45 min (218 mi) · Yosemite Valley 4 hr (189 mi)
  • Sacramento: San Francisco 1 hr 30 min (88 mi) · Lake Tahoe 2 hr (104 mi) · Reno 2 hr 15 min (132 mi) · Lassen Volcanic National Park 3 hr 15 min (174 mi) · Pinnacles National Park 3 hr 15 min (184 mi) · Yosemite Valley 3 hr 30 min (162 mi)
  • Reno: Lake Tahoe 1 hr 27 min (62 mi) · Sacramento 2 hr 15 min (132 mi) · Lassen Volcanic National Park 3 hr (165 mi) · Mammoth Lakes 3 hr (169 mi) · San Francisco 3 hr 45 min (219 mi) · Yosemite Valley 4 hr 30 min (216 mi)
  • Portland, OR: Mount St. Helens (Johnston Ridge) 2 hr (102 mi) · Mount Rainier (Paradise) 3 hr (155 mi) · Seattle 3 hr (173 mi) · Olympic (Port Angeles) 4 hr 15 min (230 mi) · Crater Lake National Park 4 hr 30 min (244 mi) · North Cascades National Park 5 hr 15 min (289 mi)
  • Seattle: North Cascades National Park 2 hr 15 min (117 mi) · Mount Rainier (Paradise) 2 hr 30 min (104 mi) · Vancouver 2 hr 30 min (140 mi) · Olympic (Port Angeles) 2 hr 45 min (138 mi) · Mount St. Helens (Johnston Ridge) 3 hr (149 mi) · Portland, OR 3 hr (173 mi)
  • Boise: Sawtooths (Stanley) 2 hr 45 min (133 mi) · Salt Lake City 4 hr 45 min (340 mi) · Jackson Hole 5 hr 30 min (370 mi) · Grand Teton National Park 5 hr 45 min (383 mi) · Yellowstone (Old Faithful) 6 hr 30 min (420 mi) · Reno 6 hr 30 min (422 mi)
  • Bozeman: Yellowstone (Old Faithful) 2 hr 30 min (121 mi) · Missoula 2 hr 45 min (203 mi) · Jackson Hole 4 hr 15 min (217 mi) · Grand Teton National Park 4 hr 30 min (204 mi) · Kalispell 4 hr 45 min (308 mi) · Glacier National Park 5 hr (330 mi)
  • Missoula: Kalispell 2 hr 15 min (121 mi) · Glacier National Park 2 hr 45 min (138 mi) · Bozeman 2 hr 45 min (202 mi) · Yellowstone (Old Faithful) 4 hr 45 min (296 mi) · Sawtooths (Stanley) 5 hr (256 mi) · Waterton Lakes 5 hr (269 mi)
  • Kalispell: Glacier National Park 48 min (34 mi) · Missoula 2 hr 15 min (121 mi) · Waterton Lakes 3 hr (165 mi) · Bozeman 4 hr 45 min (308 mi) · Calgary 5 hr 15 min (298 mi) · Banff 5 hr 45 min (299 mi)
  • Calgary: Banff 1 hr 30 min (79 mi) · Lake Louise 2 hr (113 mi) · Yoho National Park (Field) 2 hr 15 min (128 mi) · Waterton Lakes 3 hr (169 mi) · Glacier National Park 4 hr 45 min (267 mi) · Jasper 5 hr (257 mi)
  • Vancouver: Seattle 2 hr 30 min (140 mi) · North Cascades National Park 2 hr 45 min (132 mi) · Olympic (Port Angeles) 4 hr (170 mi) · Mount Rainier (Paradise) 4 hr 45 min (241 mi) · Mount St. Helens (Johnston Ridge) 5 hr 30 min (289 mi) · Portland, OR 5 hr 30 min (313 mi)
  • Dallas: Austin 3 hr (195 mi) · Hot Springs National Park 4 hr 15 min (287 mi) · Carlsbad Caverns National Park 7 hr 45 min (500 mi) · Big Bend National Park 8 hr 45 min (573 mi) · El Paso 9 hr (635 mi) · White Sands (Alamogordo) 9 hr 45 min (591 mi)
  • Austin: Dallas 3 hr (195 mi) · Big Bend National Park 7 hr (462 mi) · Hot Springs National Park 7 hr 15 min (480 mi) · Carlsbad Caverns National Park 7 hr 30 min (487 mi) · El Paso 8 hr 15 min (577 mi) · Guadalupe Mountains National Park 9 hr 15 min (526 mi)
  • Knoxville: Great Smoky Mountains 59 min (42 mi) · Asheville 2 hr (116 mi) · Atlanta 3 hr 15 min (202 mi) · Mammoth Cave National Park 3 hr 30 min (200 mi) · New River Gorge 4 hr 15 min (275 mi) · Congaree National Park 5 hr (287 mi)
  • Asheville: Great Smoky Mountains 1 hr 45 min (85 mi) · Knoxville 2 hr (115 mi) · Congaree National Park 3 hr 15 min (181 mi) · Atlanta 3 hr 30 min (207 mi) · New River Gorge 4 hr 15 min (257 mi) · Mammoth Cave National Park 5 hr 15 min (314 mi)
  • Atlanta: Knoxville 3 hr 15 min (202 mi) · Asheville 3 hr 30 min (198 mi) · Great Smoky Mountains 4 hr (196 mi) · Congaree National Park 4 hr (236 mi) · Mammoth Cave National Park 5 hr 30 min (322 mi) · New River Gorge 7 hr 30 min (465 mi)
  • Miami: Everglades National Park 49 min (35 mi) · Key West 3 hr 30 min (160 mi) · Congaree National Park 10 hr 15 min (629 mi) · Atlanta 10 hr 15 min (660 mi) · Asheville 12 hr 15 min (785 mi) · Knoxville 13 hr 30 min (862 mi)
  • Washington, DC: Shenandoah National Park 2 hr 15 min (107 mi) · New York City 4 hr (225 mi) · New River Gorge 5 hr 15 min (313 mi) · Cuyahoga Valley National Park 5 hr 45 min (350 mi) · Asheville 7 hr 30 min (470 mi) · Great Smoky Mountains 7 hr 45 min (489 mi)
  • Boston: White Mountains (North Conway) 2 hr 45 min (137 mi) · New York City 4 hr (214 mi) · Acadia National Park 4 hr 45 min (265 mi) · Adirondacks (Lake Placid) 5 hr 15 min (263 mi) · Washington, DC 7 hr 45 min (439 mi) · Shenandoah National Park 9 hr 45 min (545 mi)
  • New York City: Washington, DC 4 hr (227 mi) · Boston 4 hr (214 mi) · Adirondacks (Lake Placid) 5 hr (288 mi) · Shenandoah National Park 6 hr 15 min (332 mi) · White Mountains (North Conway) 6 hr 30 min (346 mi) · Cuyahoga Valley National Park 7 hr 15 min (443 mi)
  • Chicago: Indiana Dunes 1 hr 7 min (48 mi) · Cuyahoga Valley National Park 5 hr 30 min (349 mi) · Mammoth Cave National Park 6 hr 30 min (389 mi) · Knoxville 8 hr 45 min (538 mi) · New River Gorge 9 hr (533 mi) · Great Smoky Mountains 9 hr 30 min (578 mi)

Common questions

How long is the drive from Arches National Park to Grand Canyon South Rim?

ExplorOFF's drive time table puts Arches National Park to Grand Canyon South Rim at about 6 hr and 334 miles of driving, without stops.

How long is the drive from Glacier National Park to Banff?

ExplorOFF's drive time table puts Glacier National Park to Banff at about 6 hr and 304 miles of driving, without stops.

How long is the drive from Boston to Acadia National Park?

ExplorOFF's drive time table puts Boston to Acadia National Park at about 4 hr 45 min and 265 miles of driving, without stops.

How long is the drive from Bryce Canyon National Park to Las Vegas?

ExplorOFF's drive time table puts Bryce Canyon National Park to Las Vegas at about 4 hr and 258 miles of driving, without stops.

How long is the drive from Bryce Canyon National Park to Capitol Reef National Park?

ExplorOFF's drive time table puts Bryce Canyon National Park to Capitol Reef National Park at about 2 hr 30 min and 122 miles of driving, without stops.

How long is the drive from Chicago to Yellowstone (Old Faithful)?

ExplorOFF's drive time table puts Chicago to Yellowstone (Old Faithful) at about 22 hr 15 min and 1422 miles of driving, without stops.

How long is the drive from Great Smoky Mountains to Knoxville?

ExplorOFF's drive time table puts Great Smoky Mountains to Knoxville at about 1 hr 1 min and 42 miles of driving, without stops.

How long is the drive from Grand Canyon South Rim to Flagstaff?

ExplorOFF's drive time table puts Grand Canyon South Rim to Flagstaff at about 1 hr 45 min and 88 miles of driving, without stops.

How we built it

Each place gets one point. Big parks use their gateway village or main visitor area rather than the middle of the park, because a router snapped to the middle of the Grand Canyon lands on the North Rim. Places come from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), and drive times and distances from OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Seasonal road closures, like Going-to-the-Sun Road or Tioga Pass in winter, aren't reflected, so check current road status before you go.

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