Parks
The best month for mild weather and fewer people at each park.
- Acadia National Park
Best: May (41% of peak, high 64°F) · 4,079,318 visits in 2025
- Arches National Park
Best: November (46% of peak, high 56°F) · 1,511,740 visits in 2025
- Badlands National Park
Best: May (45% of peak, high 72°F) · 1,139,361 visits in 2025
- Big Bend National Park
Best: October (51% of peak, high 80°F) · 568,104 visits in 2025
- Bryce Canyon National Park
Best: October (71% of peak, high 58°F) · 1,967,367 visits in 2025
- Canyonlands National Park
Best: June (77% of peak, high 85°F) · 796,057 visits in 2025
- Capitol Reef National Park
Best: March (44% of peak, high 57°F) · 1,388,476 visits in 2025
- Crater Lake National Park
Best: June (46% of peak, high 57°F) · 632,242 visits in 2025
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Best: April (62% of peak, high 62°F) · 3,025,325 visits in 2025
- Death Valley National Park
Best: January (65% of peak, high 67°F) · 1,320,134 visits in 2025
- Denali National Park and Preserve
Best: June (92% of peak, high 63°F) · 543,300 visits in 2025
- Everglades National Park
Best: November (60% of peak, high 83°F) · 778,198 visits in 2025
- Glacier National Park
Best: June (75% of peak, high 70°F) · 3,136,557 visits in 2025
- Grand Canyon National Park
Best: October (83% of peak, high 65°F) · 4,430,653 visits in 2025
- Grand Teton National Park
Best: October (35% of peak, high 56°F) · 3,800,648 visits in 2025
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Best: March (55% of peak, high 59°F) · 11,527,939 visits in 2025
- Joshua Tree National Park
Best: October (52% of peak, high 85°F) · 2,932,644 visits in 2025
- Kings Canyon National Park
Best: October (52% of peak, high 63°F) · 779,791 visits in 2025
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
Best: October (40% of peak, high 59°F) · 504,777 visits in 2025
- Mount Rainier National Park
Best: September (56% of peak, high 57°F) · 1,635,342 visits in 2025
- Olympic National Park
Best: May (49% of peak, high 63°F) · 3,584,187 visits in 2025
- Redwood National Park
Best: February (30% of peak, high 56°F) · 1,202,480 visits in 2025
- Rocky Mountain National Park
Best: May (42% of peak, high 61°F) · 4,171,431 visits in 2025
- Saguaro National Park
Best: November (56% of peak, high 75°F) · 847,749 visits in 2025
- Sequoia National Park
Best: October (55% of peak, high 59°F) · 1,378,337 visits in 2025
- Shenandoah National Park
Best: April (42% of peak, high 66°F) · 1,682,152 visits in 2025
- White Sands National Park
Best: January (43% of peak, high 57°F) · 659,742 visits in 2025
- Yellowstone National Park
Best: May (55% of peak, high 55°F) · 4,762,988 visits in 2025
- Yosemite National Park
Best: November (40% of peak, high 56°F) · 4,278,413 visits in 2025
- Zion National Park
Best: November (51% of peak, high 64°F) · 4,984,525 visits in 2025
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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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