How Crowded Is Fort Point National Historic Site in August?

August runs about 1.6× Fort Point National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a busy month here — roughly 13% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees about 166,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Fort Point; January, the quietest, runs only about 0.6× the average — a 3-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 48/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated November at 66/100 — 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 68°F and an overnight low around 56°F, with about 0.1" of precipitation.

That average of about 62°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 13.5 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9.4-hour midwinter low and the 14.6-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 1,010,870 recreation visits, down 15% from 1,189,908 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 33.3%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.