How Crowded Is Governors Island National Monument in April?

April runs about 0× Governors Island National Monument's average month, which makes it a very quiet month here — roughly 0% of the park's yearly visitors come in April.

In a typical April the park sees about 190 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2003 to 2025.

That makes April the 7th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the August peak (3.2×) and the December low (0×).

On our Best Time to Visit score April rates 90/100 ("Excellent") — the single best-rated month at Governors Island, balancing crowds against daylight.

Because June, July and August together draw about 73% of annual visitors, choosing April instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 13.1 hours of daylight in April to explore — between the 9.1-hour midwinter low and the 14.9-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2016 drew 522,859 recreation visits, up 19.2% from 438,613 in 2015.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 70.6%, so a April visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.