How Crowded Is Antietam National Battlefield in November?

November runs about 0.7× Antietam National Battlefield's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 6% of the park's yearly visitors come in November.

In a typical November the park sees about 14,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes November the 8th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2×) and the January low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score November rates 46/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated September at 62/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical November weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 56°F and an overnight low around 32°F, with about 3.1" of precipitation.

That average of about 44°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter.

Because June, July and August together draw about 39% of annual visitors, choosing November instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 9.8 hours of daylight in November to explore — between the 9.2-hour midwinter low and the 14.8-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 197,340 recreation visits, up 28.5% from 153,560 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 60.5%, so November may feel a touch quieter than it once did.