How Crowded Is Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in July?

July runs about 2.9× Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument's average month, which makes it a very busy month here — roughly 24% of the park's yearly visitors come in July.

In a typical July the park sees about 63,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Little Bighorn Battlefield; December, the quietest, runs only about 0.1× the average — a 41-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 51/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated May at 65/100 — best overall balance of crowds, weather and daylight.

Typical July weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 91°F and an overnight low around 56°F, with about 1.3" of precipitation.

That average of about 73°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

July falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 66% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 15.2 hours of daylight in July to explore — between the 8.5-hour midwinter low and the 15.5-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 111,825 recreation visits, down 50.8% from 227,295 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 30.8%, so July may feel a touch quieter than it once did.