How Crowded Is Jimmy Carter National Historical Park in August?

August runs about 0.7× Jimmy Carter National Historical Park's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 6% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees roughly 2,700 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1988 to 2025.

That makes August the 11th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the September peak (1.7×) and the January low (0.5×).

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 70/100 ("Good"), versus the top-rated October at 74/100 — 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 89°F and an overnight low around 70°F, with about 4.7" of precipitation.

That average of about 80°F is warm enough that midday heat is worth planning around.

August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 24% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.2 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9.9-hour midwinter low and the 14.1-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 39,101 recreation visits, up 18.4% from 33,031 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 40.8%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.