How Crowded Is Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in January?

January runs about 0.6× Herbert Hoover National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 5% of the park's yearly visitors come in January.

In a typical January the park sees roughly 5,700 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes January the 11th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the August peak (1.8×) and the February low (0.6×).

On our Best Time to Visit score January rates 75/100 ("Excellent"), versus the top-rated February at 81/100 — the best overall balance of crowds and daylight.

Because June, July and August together draw about 37% of annual visitors, choosing January instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 9.3 hours of daylight in January to explore — between the 9-hour midwinter low and the 15-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 106,672 recreation visits, down 27.9% from 148,031 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 12.8%, so January may feel a touch quieter than it once did.