Busiest National Parks in October

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

1. 1
   Salem MaritimeMassachusetts
   Very busy3.54×
2. 2
   First StateDelaware, Pennsylvania
   Very busy2.42×
3. 3
   ShenandoahVirginia
   Very busy2.28×
4. 4
   Gauley RiverWest Virginia
   Very busy2.26×
5. 5
   Marsh - Billings - RockefellerVermont
   Very busy2.01×
6. 6
   Flight 93Pennsylvania
   Very busy1.76×
7. 7
   AcadiaMaine
   Very busy1.68×
8. 8
   Valles CalderaNew Mexico
   Very busy1.65×
9. 9
   The White House and President's ParkDistrict of Columbia
   Very busy1.61×
10. 10
    Harpers FerryWest Virginia, Virginia, Maryland
    Busy1.60×
11. 11
    Fort NecessityPennsylvania
    Busy1.53×
12. 12
    Home Of Franklin D RooseveltNew York
    Busy1.52×
13. 13
    Johnstown FloodPennsylvania
    Busy1.52×
14. 14
    Effigy MoundsIowa
    Busy1.50×
15. 15
    Great Smoky MountainsNorth Carolina, Tennessee
    Busy1.49×
16. 16
    Blue RidgeNorth Carolina, Virginia
    Busy1.47×
17. 17
    Capitol ReefUtah
    Busy1.47×
18. 18
    Catoctin MountainMaryland
    Busy1.43×
19. 19
    Natural BridgesUtah
    Busy1.43×
20. 20
    Saugus Iron WorksMassachusetts
    Busy1.42×
21. 21
    Minute ManMassachusetts
    Busy1.39×
22. 22
    PetroglyphNew Mexico
    Busy1.39×
23. 23
    Longfellow House Washington's HeadquartersMassachusetts
    Busy1.39×
24. 24
    BostonMassachusetts
    Busy1.38×
25. 25
    Cumberland GapKentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
    Busy1.38×
26. 26
    GettysburgPennsylvania
    Busy1.38×
27. 27
    New River GorgeWest Virginia
    Busy1.36×
28. 28
    CanyonlandsUtah
    Busy1.36×
29. 29
    Cedar BreaksUtah
    Busy1.34×
30. 30
    BandelierNew Mexico
    Busy1.33×
31. 31
    Theodore Roosevelt IslandDistrict of Columbia
    Busy1.33×
32. 32
    Big South ForkKentucky, Tennessee
    Busy1.32×
33. 33
    City Of RocksIdaho
    Busy1.32×
34. 34
    Hopewell CultureOhio
    Busy1.32×
35. 35
    Vanderbilt MansionNew York
    Busy1.31×
36. 36
    AntietamMaryland
    Busy1.31×
37. 37
    Prince William ForestVirginia
    Busy1.29×
38. 38
    MorristownNew Jersey
    Busy1.29×
39. 39
    EisenhowerPennsylvania
    Busy1.26×
40. 40
    AppalachianConnecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia
    Busy1.25×