How Crowded Is First Ladies National Historic Site in August?

August runs about 1.2× First Ladies National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a busy month here — roughly 10% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees roughly 1,200 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2006 to 2025.

That makes August the 5th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the December peak (1.6×) and the January low (0.3×).

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 56/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated May at 61/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 83°F and an overnight low around 62°F, with about 3.6" of precipitation.

That average of about 72°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 35% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.6 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9.1-hour midwinter low and the 14.9-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 12,642 recreation visits, up 13% from 11,187 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 26.7%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.