How Crowded Is Death Valley National Park in March?

March runs about 1.4× Death Valley National Park's average month, which makes it a busy month here — roughly 12% of the park's yearly visitors come in March.

In a typical March the park sees about 154,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Death Valley; June, the quietest, runs only about 0.7× the average — a 2-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score March rates 52/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated January at 66/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical March weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 79°F and an overnight low around 57°F, with about 0.2" of precipitation.

That average of about 68°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

Because June, July and August together draw about 22% of annual visitors, choosing March instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 11.7 hours of daylight in March to explore — between the 9.5-hour midwinter low and the 14.5-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 1,320,134 recreation visits, down 8.4% from 1,440,484 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 18.3%, so March may feel a touch quieter than it once did.