Welcome to your Midwest national parks! The Midwest is home to many types of parklands. The National Park Service manages national parks, preserves, monuments, historic parks, heritage areas, trails, rivers, and more. Learn more about National Park Service designations and how they differ.
Map and listing of National Heritage Areas
Map and listing of National Heritage Areas
Arkansas
- Arkansas Post National Monument
- Buffalo National River
- Fort Smith National Historic Site
- Hot Springs National Park
- Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
- Pea Ridge National Military Park
- President William J. Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
Illinois
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site
- Pullman National Historical Park
Indiana
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
- George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Iowa
Kansas
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
- Fort Larned National Historic Site
- Fort Scott National Historic Site
- Nicodemus National Historic Site
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Michigan
- Isle Royale National Park
- Keweenaw National Historical Park
- North Country National Scenic Trail (Headquarters)
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Minnesota
- Grand Portage National Monument
- Mississippi National River & Recreation Area
- Pipestone National Monument
- Voyageurs National Park
Missouri
Nebraska
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
- Homestead National Historical Park
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (Headquarters)
- Missouri National Recreational River (NE, SD)
- Niobrara National Scenic River
- Scotts Bluff National Monument
North Dakota
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio
- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
- First Ladies National Historic Site
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
- James A. Garfield National Historic Site
- Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial
- William Howard Taft National Historic Site
South Dakota
- Badlands National Park
- Jewel Cave National Monument
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Wind Cave National Park
Wisconsin
Last updated: April 25, 2023