Are you thinking of adventuring through national and state parks and appreciating the wildlife? If you are, you may want to enjoy a drink or a tour while you’re there to savor the flavors that grow in such beautiful environments. We’re here to help you find distilleries near national parks, and we’ve offered you a selection of some of our favorites. If you’re in the area, feel free to book a tour and try out the delicious drinks of these distilleries.

1. Glacier Distilling Company

You can visit the Glacier Distilling Company for a tour, where they offer a guided tasting alongside the tour, and you can even leave with your own souvenir glass to remember them by.

They always begin and end at Josphine’s Speakeasy beside the Whiskey Barn. Each tour starts on the hour, so you should always arrive a few minutes earlier.

If you can’t make the tour, don’t worry because you can always visit the tasting room. In case you can’t make any of the tours, you can always visit the tasting room, which is open from noon until 8 PM in the summer, and until 6 PM in the winter months.

However, in winter, they’re open only from Thursday until Sunday.

They also offer a tasting flight from Thursday to Sunday, where you can buy bottles with no reservations required. So if you want to visit, you should always contact Glacier Distilling directly to ensure you can get a spot.

2. Cascade Hollow Distilling Co.

Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. is George Dickel’s home and is near Falls Creek Falls State Park.

It’s also a part of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail, so if you’re on an adventure around Tennessee, this is the perfect time to try some of George Dickel’s whiskey.

Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. is open from Thursday to Monday and offers a variety of distillery tours, self-guided tastings, or simply shopping for whiskey. On Fridays in the summer, they also offer an event called Front Porch Friday, where you can enjoy live music, food, and drinks.

Tours are often an hour long and take place from 9:30 AM until 4 PM from Monday to Saturday, while they open from 11:30 AM on Sunday. It can get hot, so they advise you to dress for the weather appropriately, and you should always be prepared for any strong smells, or they could overwhelm you.

Overall, the tours involve a lot of walking and stairs, so they may not be accessible to everyone, and they might get delayed or modified if the weather calls for it. There are also different types of tours where you can try different types of drinks.

If you want to visit and find out more about how George Dickel is made, we recommend you make a reservation in advance.

3. Jack Daniel’s Distillery

Everyone around the world knows of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, but did you know that you can book a distillery tour if you’re ever in the area of Falls Creek Falls State Park?

All tours take roughly an hour and a half, and you can see how this famous whiskey is made.

All tours take place daily from 9 AM until 4:30 PM, with the distillery closed on holidays. There are a variety of different tours available where you can try the whiskey straight from the barrel. It’s a great way to learn more about the different ways the drinks are made and a tour you can’t miss out on.

We recommend you always book in advance if you want a tour here, as you’ll find that there are only 20 maximum spaces for one tour. Remember that Jack Daniel’s is a renowned brand, so it’s better to book sooner than later if you want to visit.

4. Boulder Spirits

Boulder Spirits has a distillery you can find near the Rocky Mountains National Park, and you would be missing out if you didn’t drop by for a tour.

The distillery is known as Vapor Distillery, and they offer a distillery tour to show you how they make their single malt whiskey.

Each tour is open to a maximum number of 10 people for each tour, which is only open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 4 PM and 6 PM; then, at the end of each tour, you can enjoy a guided tasting of 4 of their different whiskeys.

The distillery is open from Monday to Saturday from 12 PM until 6 PM, and from here, you can buy bottles, cocktail kits, and ready-made cocktails to enjoy. So, if you want to enjoy a taste of the Rocky Mountains, don’t hesitate to make a reservation with Vapor Distillery to ensure you can enjoy a taste.

5. Lost Ark Distilling

Not far from Patapsco Valley State Park, you can go on a search to find the Lost Ark; however, unlike in Indiana Jones, this journey will lead you to the distilling company.

You’ll find a host of different items on the menu, from rums, cream liqueurs, and bourbons.

Their cocktail lounge is open from Wednesday until Sunday, with weekday openings from 4 PM until 10 PM. However, it opens at 12 PM on Saturday and Sunday, with a closing time of 6 PM on Sunday.

On the tours, you’ll enjoy 40 minutes of a guided tour with a 20-minute educational tasting. You can even take home a professional tasting glass and enjoy signature craft cocktails, all for $25. Just remember to book in advance so that you can definitely enjoy the tour.

6. Cantilever Distillery + Hotel

Cantilever Distillery + Hotel is located in Ranier, Minnesota a short boat ride or drive to Voyageur’s National Park. This 36 room boutique hotel offers a tasting room serving brunch, lunch, and dinner, a board room/event space, distillery tours, yoga studio, on-site massage therapist, and an amazing 3rd floor rooftop patio for hotel guest to immerse themselves in the oversized outdoor spa or sit in the sauna overlooking Rainy Lake.

The Cantilever’s tasting room is open 7 days a week. M-F 11 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 A.M. – 11 P.M.

At Cantilever you’ll enjoy an award winning Bourbon, Gin, Rye Whiskey, Vodka, and an American/Canadian blend whisky using a Canadian whisky from a distillery in Ontario, Canada- a must collaboration for a town on the Canadian Border.

Voyageur’s National Park is the only National Park in Minnesota and the only National Park that is accessible by water! Voyageur’s National Park is an International Dark Sky Park making it one of the best places in the world to watch the Northern Lights. There are park tour boats, private charters, hiking trails, off grid camping, canoe trips, kayak camping, and houseboat options for those ready to explore VNP with a bottle of Cantilever Spirits.

Final Thoughts

While there are many distilleries near national parks and state parks, for you to taste and tour, these are some of our favorites. We don’t have enough time to go through every distillery near a national park. Still, we always recommend you keep an eye out to try the different flavors while traveling.

If you’d like to know more about distilleries to visit in your area, don’t hesitate to look at some of our other posts to learn more about where to visit.