How Crowded Is Friendship Hill National Historic Site in March?

March runs about 0.5× Friendship Hill National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 4% of the park's yearly visitors come in March.

In a typical March the park sees roughly 1,200 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1983 to 2025.

That makes March the 9th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the September peak (3.9×) and the January low (0.3×).

On our Best Time to Visit score March rates 48/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated June at 83/100 — best overall balance of crowds, weather and daylight.

Typical March weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 51°F and an overnight low around 28°F, with about 3.6" of precipitation and roughly 2" of snow.

That average of about 39°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter.

Because June, July and August together draw about 27% 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 9.2-hour midwinter low and the 14.8-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 18,080 recreation visits, down 7.1% from 19,465 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 48%, so March may feel a touch quieter than it once did.