How Crowded Is Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park in April?

April runs about 0.5× Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 4% of the park's yearly visitors come in April.

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

That makes April the 8th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (1.8×) and the December low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score April rates 56/100 ("Fair") — the single best-rated month at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison, balancing crowds against weather and daylight.

Typical April weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 56°F and an overnight low around 29°F, with about 1.8" of precipitation.

That average of about 43°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter.

Because June, July and August together draw about 45% of annual visitors, choosing April instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 13 hours of daylight in April to explore — between the 9.3-hour midwinter low and the 14.7-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 250,086 recreation visits, down 25.5% from 335,862 in 2024.