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

November runs about 0.5× Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a very quiet month here — roughly 4% of the park's yearly visitors come in November.

In a typical November the park sees about 960 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes November the 10th-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 November rates 51/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated October at 56/100 — 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 57°F and an overnight low around 27°F, with about 0.4" of precipitation.

That average of about 42°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter.

Because June, July and August together draw about 38% 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 9.9 hours of daylight in November 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 November may feel a touch quieter than it once did.