National Park System units within a drive of Memphis
Six National Park System units sit within an estimated two hours of Memphis, five between two and four hours, and 41 between four and eight. The closest is Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, about 1.6 hours by road from the metro's Census centroid. The metro is the Memphis area as the Census Bureau defines it, home to 1,339,345 people in the 2024 estimates.
Each drive time is an estimate made from the straight-line distance between the metro's Census centroid and the unit's listed coordinates, multiplied by 1.25 for roads and divided by 55 mph, so a real trip will often take longer.
Metro centroid Free to enter Charges an entrance fee
Under 2 hours
| Unit | Est. drive | Entry | 2025 visits | Campgrounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site National Battlefield Site · MS | 1.6 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · AL, AR, GA, IL, KY, MO, NC, OK, TN | 1.6 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail · AL, MS, TN | 1.8 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument National Monument · IL, MS | 1.8 h | Free | 3,763 | 0 |
| Tupelo National Battlefield National Battlefield · MS | 1.8 h | Free | no count | 0 |
| Shiloh National Military Park National Military Park · TN, MS | 1.9 h | Free | 346,955 | 0 |
2 to 4 hours
| Unit | Est. drive | Entry | 2025 visits | Campgrounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natchez Trace Parkway Parkway · AL, MS, TN | 2.2 h | Free | 7,994,783 | 3 |
| Arkansas Post National Memorial National Memorial · AR | 2.5 h | Free | 27,674 | 0 |
| Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site National Historic Site · AR | 3.2 h | Free | 49,069 | 0 |
| Fort Donelson National Battlefield National Battlefield · KY, TN | 3.4 h | Free | 151,151 | 0 |
| Ozark National Scenic Riverways National Scenic Riverways · MO | 3.8 h | Free | 1,116,835 | 23 |
4 to 8 hours
Metro boundaries and population from the Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; centroids from the Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer, CBSA internal points. Unit coordinates, fees, campgrounds and 2025 recreation visits from the NPS API and Visitor Use Statistics. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other metros.