How Crowded Is Cedar Breaks National Monument in May?

May runs about 0.8× Cedar Breaks National Monument's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 7% of the park's yearly visitors come in May.

In a typical May the park sees about 50,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes May the 6th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.5×) and the February low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score May rates 59/100 ("Fair") — the single best-rated month at Cedar Breaks, balancing crowds against weather and daylight.

Typical May weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 51°F and an overnight low around 37°F.

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

Because June, July and August together draw about 52% of annual visitors, choosing May instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 14 hours of daylight in May to explore — between the 9.4-hour midwinter low and the 14.6-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 718,014 recreation visits, down 0.7% from 722,834 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 9.3%, so May may feel a touch quieter than it once did.