How Crowded Is Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in August?

August runs about 1.2× Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a busy month here — roughly 10% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees roughly 2,300 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes August the 5th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the May peak (1.9×) and the January low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 60/100 ("Good"), versus the top-rated October at 56/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 92°F and an overnight low around 62°F, with about 1.4" of precipitation.

That average of about 77°F is warm enough that midday heat is worth planning around.

August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 38% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.5 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9.4-hour midwinter low and the 14.6-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 16,102 recreation visits, down 18.3% from 19,718 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 20.8%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.