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Map of the Midwest US including Arkansas with dots to represent each park.

Welcome to your Midwest national parks! These parklands are part of Department of Interior Regions 3, 4, and 5. 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.

The Midwest also contains eight National Heritage Areas and other sites affiliated with the National Park Service. National Heritage Areas are places where historic, cultural, and natural resources combine to form cohesive, nationally important landscapes.

Use the links below to explore Midwest national parks by map, state, or by activity and topic.

Milky Way over water and the silhouette of trees.

Find a Park by Map

Find parks with an interactive map of the Midwest.

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Find a Park by State

Find a park by state. The section features quick links to parks and also detailed state pages.

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Find a Park by Activity or Topic

Search for parks based on an activity or topic.

Find a Park by Map

Click the locations on the map below to discover units of the National Park, National Trails, and National Wild and Scenic Rivers systems in the Midwest (managed by Interior Regions 3, 4, and 5). You may need to zoom in for all of the parks in a given area. This map does not include National Heritage Areas or sites affiliated with the National Park Service. Find a list that includes those areas lower on the page.

This map shows national parks located in Regions 3, 4, and 5 (Midwest) of the National Park Service. States included in this region: Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Find a full list of parks contained within these states below. Each park shown on the map may be clicked revealing a link to the park website. You may need to zoom in to view all of the parks in an area.

Find a Park By State

This section features quick links to parks followed by links to in-depth information by state.

Find a Park by State: Quick Links

Quick links to units of the National Park, National Trails, and National Wild and Scenic Rivers systems in the Midwest. This list also includes National Heritage Areas and other sites affiliated with the National Park Service.

Note: National Heritage Areas and affiliated sites are not shown on the map above.