How Crowded Is Lincoln Home National Historic Site in August?

August runs about 1.3× Lincoln Home National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a busy month here — roughly 11% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees about 18,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes August the 5th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the May peak (1.8×) and the January low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 57/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated September at 68/100 — 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 84°F and an overnight low around 64°F, with about 2.9" of precipitation.

That average of about 74°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 38% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.6 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9.2-hour midwinter low and the 14.8-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 154,522 recreation visits, down 2.8% from 158,920 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 47.6%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.