How Crowded Is Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site in August?

August runs about 1.4× Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a busy month here — roughly 12% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees about 15,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes August the 2nd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the October peak (1.5×) and the January low (0.3×).

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 48/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated May at 51/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 82°F and an overnight low around 62°F, with about 4.3" of precipitation.

That average of about 72°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 35% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.7 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9-hour midwinter low and the 15-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 101,927 recreation visits, down 17.7% from 123,848 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 31.9%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.