Closest National Parks To Twin Falls

Above, a herd of elk in a meadow gather in a meadow at Grand
Teton National Park as a bear was nearby. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Three years ago, a friend and I went to Buhl, Idaho to visit a friend who was battling a form of blood cancer (which later turned into leukemia and he passed away the following year). Buhl is not far from Twin Falls. 

After our visit, we headed east into Wyoming to visit Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks since we were, uh, in the "neighborhood". 

The Marietta Daily Journal has posted an article listing the closest national parks to Twin Falls. Besides the aforementioned parks, there are others near Twin Falls to visit.

They begin with:

Approximately 237 million people visited American national parks in 2020, representing a 28% year-over-year decrease attributed to the coronavirus pandemic. Many parks were forced to close to combat the spread of the virus, but that’s not the whole story—when the parks were open, many of them saw record crowds as throngs of people desperate to safely enjoy nature descended onto parks when they reopened.

President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act creating the National Park Service to leave natural and historic phenomenons “unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” Since then, our national parks have welcomed visitors from around the world to experience some of the best the country has to offer and showcase the country’s natural beauty and cultural heritage. Today, the country's 63 national parks contain at least 247 species of endangered or threatened plants and animals, more than 75,000 archaeological sites, and 18,000 miles of trails.

Stacker compiled a list of the closest national parks to Twin Falls. National parks are ranked by closest straight line distance, measured from representative points in Twin Falls, ID Metro Area and each national park. Estimated driving times are from Here and are only available within the lower 48 states. All featured distances and driving times are estimated using representative locations from the center of each metro and national park—for some places within the metro area, the actual distance may be slightly shorter or longer to reach the closest entryway to a park.

Be sure to check with individual parks before you visit to find out about ongoing, pandemic-related safety precautions at www.nps.gov/coronavirus.

To see the national parks closest to Twin Falls, go here.