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Park Crowd Calendar

Crowd data for every U.S. national park

Go when the park is quiet, not when it's packed.

Real month-by-month visitation, crowd scores, and weather for every U.S. national park. Find the best time to visit — before you book.

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Least crowded parks this October

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  1. 1Aerial view of the Alatna River as it winds through a valleyGates Of The Arctic National Park & PreserveAlaskaQuiet1/10
  2. 2Photo of blue sky with fluffy white clouds reflect in calm lake with mountains in the background.Lake Clark National Park & PreserveAlaskaQuiet1/10
  3. 3Glaciers loom over the ocean with large snowy mountains rising into blue skiesWrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveAlaskaQuiet1/10
  4. 4salmon jumping at waterfallKatmai National Park & PreserveAlaskaQuiet1/10
  5. 5Aerial View of Belle HarborIsle Royale National ParkMichiganQuiet1/10
  6. 6a white colored sheep standing on a mountainside overlooking a green valleyDenali National Park & PreserveAlaskaQuiet1/10

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Crowd calendars at a glance

Zion

UT
January: 5/10 crowdJanFebruary: 5/10 crowdFebMarch: 8/10 crowdMarApril: 9/10 crowdAprMay: 10/10 crowdMayJune: 10/10 crowdJunJuly: 10/10 crowdJulAugust: 10/10 crowdAugSeptember: 10/10 crowdSepOctober: 9/10 crowdOctNovember: 6/10 crowdNovDecember: 5/10 crowdDec

Quietest in January & February

Yellowstone

WY, MT, ID
January: 1/10 crowdJanFebruary: 1/10 crowdFebMarch: 1/10 crowdMarApril: 2/10 crowdAprMay: 5/10 crowdMayJune: 8/10 crowdJunJuly: 10/10 crowdJulAugust: 10/10 crowdAugSeptember: 7/10 crowdSepOctober: 3/10 crowdOctNovember: 1/10 crowdNovDecember: 1/10 crowdDec

Quietest in January & February

Great Smoky Mountains

TN, NC
January: 4/10 crowdJanFebruary: 4/10 crowdFebMarch: 6/10 crowdMarApril: 7/10 crowdAprMay: 7/10 crowdMayJune: 9/10 crowdJunJuly: 10/10 crowdJulAugust: 8/10 crowdAugSeptember: 7/10 crowdSepOctober: 10/10 crowdOctNovember: 7/10 crowdNovDecember: 4/10 crowdDec

Quietest in January & February

Grand Canyon

AZ
January: 5/10 crowdJanFebruary: 5/10 crowdFebMarch: 7/10 crowdMarApril: 9/10 crowdAprMay: 10/10 crowdMayJune: 10/10 crowdJunJuly: 10/10 crowdJulAugust: 10/10 crowdAugSeptember: 9/10 crowdSepOctober: 8/10 crowdOctNovember: 6/10 crowdNovDecember: 5/10 crowdDec

Quietest in January & February

Yosemite

CA
January: 4/10 crowdJanFebruary: 4/10 crowdFebMarch: 5/10 crowdMarApril: 7/10 crowdAprMay: 9/10 crowdMayJune: 10/10 crowdJunJuly: 10/10 crowdJulAugust: 10/10 crowdAugSeptember: 8/10 crowdSepOctober: 7/10 crowdOctNovember: 5/10 crowdNovDecember: 4/10 crowdDec

Quietest in January & February

Acadia

ME
January: 1/10 crowdJanFebruary: 1/10 crowdFebMarch: 2/10 crowdMarApril: 3/10 crowdAprMay: 5/10 crowdMayJune: 7/10 crowdJunJuly: 10/10 crowdJulAugust: 10/10 crowdAugSeptember: 9/10 crowdSepOctober: 7/10 crowdOctNovember: 2/10 crowdNovDecember: 1/10 crowdDec

Quietest in January & February

Real visitation data

Crowd scores come from NPS Visitor Use Statistics — actual recreation visits, not guesses.

Month by month

Every park gets a 1–10 crowd score for all twelve months, normalized to its own peak.

Plan the whole trip

Weather normals, daylight, fees, alerts, and quieter nearby alternatives on every page.