How Crowded Is Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park in August?

August runs about 1.9× Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park's average month, which makes it a very busy month here — roughly 16% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees roughly 9,300 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1998 to 2025.

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

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 52/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated May at 68/100 — best overall balance of crowds, weather and daylight.

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 80°F and an overnight low around 55°F, with about 3.7" of precipitation.

That average of about 68°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 41% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.8 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 8.8-hour midwinter low and the 15.2-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 77,524 recreation visits, down 5.1% from 81,713 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 45.6%, so a August visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.