Busiest National Parks in January

These parks run well above their typical crowd levels in January, measured as a crowd index (1.0 = the park's average month) from National Park Service visitation records. A high index means January is one of that park's peak months — expect full lots and busy trails.

1. 1
   Organ Pipe CactusArizona
   Busy1.50×
2. 2
   EvergladesFlorida
   Busy1.42×
3. 3
   Big CypressFlorida
   Busy1.39×
4. 4
   SaguaroArizona
   Busy1.38×
5. 5
   Casa Grande RuinsArizona
   Busy1.37×
6. 6
   Tule Springs Fossil BedsNevada
   Busy1.37×
7. 7
   Martin Luther King, Jr.Georgia
   Busy1.33×
8. 8
   Hawaiʻi VolcanoesHawaii
   Busy1.24×
9. 9
   Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands
   Busy1.18×
10. 10
    De SotoFlorida
    Busy1.17×
11. 11
    Kaloko-HonokōhauHawaii
    Average1.11×
12. 12
    San JuanPuerto Rico
    Average1.05×
13. 13
    Puʻuhonua o HōnaunauHawaii
    Average1.04×
14. 14
    Joshua TreeCalifornia
    Average1.01×
15. 15
    Palo Alto BattlefieldTexas
    Average1.00×
16. 16
    Dry TortugasFlorida
    Average0.99×
17. 17
    Big BendTexas
    Average0.98×
18. 18
    BiscayneFlorida
    Average0.98×
19. 19
    War In The PacificGuam
    Average0.98×
20. 20
    CoronadoArizona
    Average0.98×
21. 21
    ChristianstedU.S. Virgin Islands
    Average0.98×
22. 22
    Castillo de San MarcosFlorida
    Average0.97×
23. 23
    MojaveCalifornia
    Average0.97×
24. 24
    ChiricahuaArizona
    Average0.94×
25. 25
    HaleakalāHawaii
    Average0.93×
26. 26
    Santa Monica MountainsCalifornia
    Average0.92×
27. 27
    CowpensSouth Carolina
    Average0.92×
28. 28
    Natchez TraceAlabama, Mississippi, Tennessee
    Average0.91×
29. 29
    San Antonio MissionsTexas
    Average0.89×
30. 30
    CabrilloCalifornia
    Average0.89×
31. 31
    Theodore Roosevelt IslandDistrict of Columbia
    Quiet0.85×
32. 32
    PetroglyphNew Mexico
    Quiet0.84×
33. 33
    PinnaclesCalifornia
    Quiet0.83×
34. 34
    Golden GateCalifornia
    Quiet0.82×
35. 35
    Death ValleyCalifornia, Nevada
    Quiet0.82×
36. 36
    Point ReyesCalifornia
    Quiet0.81×
37. 37
    Washington MonumentDistrict of Columbia
    Quiet0.80×
38. 38
    Fort FredericaGeorgia
    Quiet0.80×
39. 39
    Jean LafitteLouisiana
    Quiet0.80×
40. 40
    LBJ Memorial Grove on the PotomacDistrict of Columbia
    Quiet0.79×