How Crowded Is George Washington Memorial Parkway in November?

November runs about 1× George Washington Memorial Parkway's average month, which makes it an average month here — roughly 8% of the park's yearly visitors come in November.

In a typical November the park sees about 601,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes November the 8th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the August peak (1.4×) and the January low (0.4×).

On our Best Time to Visit score November rates 37/100 ("Poor"), versus the top-rated September at 58/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical November weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 56°F and an overnight low around 36°F, with about 3.3" of precipitation.

That average of about 46°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter.

Because June, July and August together draw about 34% 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 6,732,932 recreation visits, down 0.7% from 6,782,717 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 9.7%, so November may feel a touch quieter than it once did.