How Crowded Is Governors Island National Monument in October?

October runs about 0.2× Governors Island National Monument's average month, which makes it a very quiet month here — roughly 2% of the park's yearly visitors come in October.

In a typical October the park sees roughly 7,400 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2003 to 2025.

That makes October the 6th-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 October rates 77/100 ("Excellent"), versus the top-rated April at 90/100 — the best overall balance of crowds and daylight.

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

You'll have about 10.9 hours of daylight in October 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 October visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.