How Crowded Is Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in August?
August runs about 0.6× Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 5% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.
In a typical August the park sees about 90 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2017 to 2025.
That makes August the 9th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the February peak (2.4×) and the January low (0.4×).
On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 84/100 ("Excellent") — the single best-rated month at Carter G. Woodson Home, balancing crowds against daylight.
August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 34% 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 9.3-hour midwinter low and the 14.7-hour summer high.
Frequently Asked Questions
August is quiet at Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site (about 0.6× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Excellent". The single best month overall is August.
The busiest month is February and the quietest is January. August sits at about 0.6× the park's average, or 5% of annual visitation.
A typical August sees about 0,000 recreation visits at Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2017–2025.
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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (2017–2025). Updated 2026-07-14.