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The Least-Crowded Month at Every National Park

For each of the 63 US national parks, this is the quietest visitable month — the lowest crowd level (official NPS data, 2021–2025) among months that aren't harsh-season and where headline access is typically open.

ParkQuietest visitable monthvs peakAvg visits
Gates of the Arctic National ParkApril0%0
Kenai Fjords National ParkMarch0%69
Lake Clark National ParkMarch0%3
Voyageurs National ParkApril0%157
Katmai National ParkMay1%159
North Cascades National ParkNovember1%62
Acadia National ParkFebruary2%13,774
Isle Royale National ParkOctober2%210
Wrangell–St. Elias National ParkApril2%520
Badlands National ParkDecember4%10,544
Glacier Bay National ParkApril6%7,505
Great Sand Dunes National ParkJanuary6%5,413
Theodore Roosevelt National ParkMarch6%9,332
Great Basin National ParkFebruary7%1,907
Grand Teton National ParkNovember7%50,017
Mesa Verde National ParkJanuary7%6,140
Capitol Reef National ParkJanuary8%17,858
Shenandoah National ParkJanuary8%24,259
Yellowstone National ParkApril8%73,470
Canyonlands National ParkJanuary9%11,501
Wind Cave National ParkFebruary9%11,211
Bryce Canyon National ParkJanuary10%34,058
Crater Lake National ParkApril10%16,857
Gateway Arch National ParkJanuary11%51,776
New River Gorge National ParkJanuary13%37,071
Olympic National ParkJanuary13%81,950
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkFebruary14%7,018
Kings Canyon National ParkMarch14%16,338
National Park of American SamoaJune14%434
Rocky Mountain National ParkFebruary14%111,660
Indiana Dunes National ParkJanuary15%75,633
Mammoth Cave National ParkJanuary15%15,220
Big Bend National ParkAugust18%16,691
Glacier National ParkOctober18%139,359
Arches National ParkJanuary19%36,146
Mount Rainier National ParkMay20%85,473
Yosemite National ParkJanuary21%115,014
Saguaro National ParkJuly23%36,225
Zion National ParkJanuary23%139,474
Redwood National ParkDecember24%22,579
Cuyahoga Valley National ParkJanuary26%97,437
Denali National ParkMay28%32,333
Guadalupe Mountains National ParkAugust28%9,934
Sequoia National ParkMarch29%57,038
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkFebruary30%485,531
Grand Canyon National ParkJanuary32%169,417
Joshua Tree National ParkJuly33%136,502
Petrified Forest National ParkFebruary33%21,056
Virgin Islands National ParkSeptember34%13,653
Channel Islands National ParkJanuary35%12,484
Lassen Volcanic National ParkOctober35%37,677
Everglades National ParkOctober37%38,164
Hot Springs National ParkJanuary37%127,539
Carlsbad Caverns National ParkJanuary38%19,549
Kobuk Valley National ParkMay38%678
White Sands National ParkFebruary42%41,885
Congaree National ParkAugust47%13,657
Pinnacles National ParkSeptember51%19,821
Death Valley National ParkOctober55%88,753
Dry Tortugas National ParkOctober57%4,965
Biscayne National ParkOctober59%36,611
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National ParkApril73%109,889
Haleakalā National ParkFebruary74%60,634

NPS Visitor Use Statistics, 2021–2025 monthly means. "Visitable" = not harsh-season by NOAA normals and headline access typically open. Methodology.

Last verified 2026-07-16