Best National Parks to Visit in November

30 most visited US national parks, sorted by weather and crowds in November

November in short

Mild weather and fewer people: Redwood (33%, 58°F), Yosemite (40%, 56°F), Arches (46%, 56°F), Shenandoah (48%, 57°F), Zion (51%, 64°F).

Most visitors per day in November: Great Smoky Mountains (about 28,583), Zion (about 10,304), Grand Canyon (about 10,023).

Park · in NovemberCrowdsHigh / low
Redwood◎ Mild weather, fewer people Quiet33% of its peak · 1,870/day58° / 41°F14° / 5°C
YosemiteBest month◎ Mild weather, fewer people Moderate40% of its peak · 7,907/day56° / 32°F13° / 0°C
ArchesBest month◎ Mild weather, fewer people Moderate46% of its peak · 2,827/day56° / 33°F13° / 0°C
Shenandoah◎ Mild weather, fewer people Moderate48% of its peak · 5,226/day57° / 34°F14° / 1°C
ZionBest month◎ Mild weather, fewer people Moderate51% of its peak · 10,304/day64° / 37°F18° / 3°C
White Sands◎ Mild weather, fewer people Moderate52% of its peak · 1,551/day67° / 29°F19° / -1°C
SaguaroBest month◎ Mild weather, fewer people Moderate56% of its peak · 2,404/day75° / 48°F24° / 9°C
EvergladesBest month○ Mild weather, busy Moderate60% of its peak · 1,873/day83° / 64°F28° / 18°C
Great Smoky Mountains○ Mild weather, busy Busy61% of its peak · 28,583/day58° / 34°F14° / 1°C
Big Bend○ Mild weather, busy Busy67% of its peak · 2,095/day69° / 45°F21° / 7°C
Death Valley○ Mild weather, busy Busy73% of its peak · 3,723/day77° / 50°F25° / 10°C
Joshua Tree○ Mild weather, busy Busy76% of its peak · 9,848/day72° / 47°F22° / 8°C
Yellowstone× Cold Very quiet2% of its peak · 783/day35° / 10°F2° / -12°C
Denali× Cold Very quiet2% of its peak · 85/day20° / 2°F-7° / -17°C
Glacier× Cold Very quiet3% of its peak · 778/day37° / 26°F3° / -3°C
Crater Lake× Cold Very quiet6% of its peak · 361/day38° / 23°F3° / -5°C
Mount Rainier× Cold Very quiet7% of its peak · 901/day37° / 26°F3° / -3°C
Grand Teton× Cold Very quiet7% of its peak · 1,785/day39° / 15°F4° / -9°C
Acadia× Cool Very quiet9% of its peak · 2,389/day48° / 33°F9° / 0°C
Badlands× Cool Very quiet9% of its peak · 687/day50° / 25°F10° / -4°C
Lassen Volcanic× Cool Very quiet9% of its peak · 349/day47° / 26°F8° / -3°C
Rocky Mountain× Cool Quiet20% of its peak · 4,847/day44° / 24°F7° / -5°C
Bryce Canyon× Cool Quiet23% of its peak · 2,145/day46° / 23°F8° / -5°C
Kings Canyon× Cool Quiet27% of its peak · 1,151/day52° / 32°F11° / 0°C
Capitol Reef× Cool Quiet31% of its peak · 2,190/day51° / 30°F11° / -1°C
Sequoia× Cool Moderate36% of its peak · 2,559/day47° / 23°F8° / -5°C
Canyonlands× Cool Moderate36% of its peak · 1,359/day49° / 33°F10° / 0°C
Olympic× Cool Moderate37% of its peak · 7,572/day46° / 36°F8° / 2°C
Cuyahoga Valley× Cool Moderate42% of its peak · 5,544/day52° / 34°F11° / 1°C
Grand Canyon× Cool Busy63% of its peak · 10,023/day53° / 25°F12° / -4°C

◎ mild weather (average high 55–85°F) and under 60% of the park's busiest month · ○ mild but busy · △ mild but under 30% of peak, often seasonal closures · × cold or hot. “Best month” = this is the park's best balance of crowds and weather. Crowds compare each park with its own busiest month, so a “quiet” big park can still be busier than a small one — check visitors per day.

Weather is a 30-year average at one station per park (often the park headquarters). Mountain roads and high trails can still be snowbound in shoulder months, so check each park's current conditions on nps.gov before you go.

Sources. Visitor counts: National Park Service, Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, final figures through 2025; typical months use 2022–2025). Weather: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Both are U.S. Government works in the public domain. How we calculate.

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