Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · 48 units within 8 hours

National Park System units within a drive of Phoenix

Two National Park System units sit within an estimated two hours of Phoenix, ten between two and four hours, and 36 between four and eight. The closest is Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, about 50 minutes by road from the metro's Census centroid. Saguaro National Park is the nearest unit carrying the National Park designation within four hours. The metro is the Phoenix area as the Census Bureau defines it, home to 5,186,958 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
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument National Monument · AZ	0.8 h	Free	87,748	0
Tonto National Monument National Monument · AZ	1.4 h	Fee	26,160	0

2 to 4 hours

Unit	Est. drive	Entry	2025 visits	Campgrounds
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument National Monument · AZ	2.1 h	Fee	174,623	2
Montezuma Castle National Monument National Monument · AZ	2.3 h	Fee	320,013	0
Saguaro National Park National Park · AZ	2.3 h	Fee	847,749	6
Tuzigoot National Monument National Monument · AZ	2.5 h	Fee	86,473	0
Tumacácori National Historical Park National Historical Park · AZ	2.9 h	Fee	28,449	0
Walnut Canyon National Monument National Monument · AZ	3.2 h	Fee	153,317	0
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument National Monument · AZ	3.5 h	Fee	108,348	0
Coronado National Memorial National Memorial · AZ	3.8 h	Free	179,216	0
Fort Bowie National Historic Site National Historic Site · AZ	3.8 h	Free	8,739	0
Wupatki National Monument National Monument · AZ	3.8 h	Fee	129,864	0

4 to 8 hours

Unit	Est. drive	Entry	2025 visits	Campgrounds
Chiricahua National Monument National Monument · AZ	4.1 h	Free	70,406	1
Petrified Forest National Park National Park · AZ	4.1 h	Fee	315,951	0
Grand Canyon National Park National Park · AZ	4.4 h	Fee	4,430,653	3
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument National Monument · NM	5 h	Free	34,438	2
Castle Mountains National Monument National Monument · CA	5.1 h	Free	no count	0
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site National Historic Site · AZ	5.1 h	Free	45,207	0
Joshua Tree National Park National Park · CA	5.1 h	Fee	2,932,644	9
Lake Mead National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · AZ, NV	5.3 h	Fee	6,135,586	16
Mojave National Preserve National Preserve · CA	5.4 h	Free	569,844	3
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument National Monument · AZ	5.5 h	Free	no count	0
El Morro National Monument National Monument · NM	5.6 h	Free	48,797	1
Canyon de Chelly National Monument National Monument · AZ	5.8 h	Free	340,586	0
Pipe Spring National Monument National Monument · AZ	5.8 h	Fee	18,967	0
El Malpais National Monument National Monument · NM	5.9 h	Free	151,998	0
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area National Recreation Area · AZ, UT	5.9 h	Fee	3,729,502	11
Navajo National Monument National Monument · AZ	5.9 h	Free	44,099	2
Old Spanish National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, UT	6.1 h	Free	no count	0
Rainbow Bridge National Monument National Monument · UT	6.3 h	Free	11,404	0
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument National Monument · NV	6.5 h	Free	51,964	0
Zion National Park National Park · UT	6.6 h	Fee	4,984,525	3
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · AZ, CA	6.8 h	Free	no count	0
Bryce Canyon National Park National Park · UT	6.9 h	Fee	1,967,367	2
Cabrillo National Monument National Monument · CA	6.9 h	Fee	769,336	0
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · NM, TX	6.9 h	Free	no count	0
Chaco Culture National Historical Park National Historical Park · NM	7 h	Fee	29,816	1
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail National Historic Trail · MO, AR, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA	7.1 h	Free	no count	0
Cedar Breaks National Monument National Monument · UT	7.1 h	Fee	718,014	1
Natural Bridges National Monument National Monument · UT	7.4 h	Fee	70,400	1
Petroglyph National Monument National Monument · NM	7.6 h	Free	310,672	0
White Sands National Park National Park · NM	7.6 h	Fee	659,742	1
Hovenweep National Monument National Monument · CO, UT	7.7 h	Fee	26,616	1
Yucca House National Monument National Monument · CO	7.7 h	Free	no count	0
Aztec Ruins National Monument National Monument · NM	7.8 h	Free	38,636	0
Chamizal National Memorial National Memorial · TX	7.8 h	Free	7,917	0
Mesa Verde National Park National Park · CO	7.9 h	Fee	463,130	1
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument National Monument · NM	7.9 h	Free	32,144	0

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.