NPS Sites Near Tulsa
Within 150 miles of Tulsa, Oklahoma, five National Park Service units offer diverse recreational and historical experiences. The closest is George Washington Carver National Monument near Diamond, Missouri, at 113 miles, which received 31,062 annual visits. Fort Smith National Historic Site in Arkansas is 114.7 miles away and attracted 106,953 visits, while Pea Ridge National Military Park, also in Arkansas at 120.1 miles, recorded 131,726 visits. The region's most visited site is Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma, located 132.4 miles south, with 1.88 million annual visits. Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas completes the regional offerings at 136.6 miles, recording 25,254 visits.
These sites represent a mix of Civil War battlefields, historic military installations, natural springs and scenic landscapes, and important cultural landmarks spanning three neighboring states surrounding Oklahoma.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| George Washington Carver National Monument · 113.0 mi | 31,062 (2025) |
| Fort Smith National Historic Site · 114.7 mi | 106,953 (2025) |
| Pea Ridge National Military Park · 120.1 mi | 131,726 (2025) |
| Chickasaw National Recreation Area · 132.4 mi | 1,877,797 (2025) |
| Fort Scott National Historic Site · 136.6 mi | 25,254 (2025) |
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Nearby-NPS units and their annual recreation visits are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package (haversine match within 150 mi of the city centroid), verified June 2026. Null visitation renders as “n/a”, never 0. How we compile this.