How Crowded Is Colorado National Monument in November?

November runs about 0.8× Colorado National Monument's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 6% of the park's yearly visitors come in November.

In a typical November the park sees about 28,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes November the 9th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the May peak (1.3×) and the February low (0.6×).

On our Best Time to Visit score November rates 60/100 ("Good"), versus the top-rated February at 81/100 — the best overall balance of crowds and daylight.

Because June, July and August together draw about 32% 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 9.8 hours of daylight in November to explore — between the 9.3-hour midwinter low and the 14.7-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 483,436 recreation visits, down 0.9% from 488,038 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 23.5%, so a November visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.