How Crowded Is Kalaupapa National Historical Park in May?

May runs about 0.9× Kalaupapa National Historical Park's average month, which makes it an average month here — roughly 8% of the park's yearly visitors come in May.

In a typical May the park sees roughly 3,600 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1996 to 2025.

That makes May the 10th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (1.1×) and the April low (0.9×).

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

Because June, July and August together draw about 26% of annual visitors, choosing May instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 13 hours of daylight in May to explore — between the 10.7-hour midwinter low and the 13.3-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 15,335 recreation visits, down 50.2% from 30,774 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 48.6%, so May may feel a touch quieter than it once did.