How Crowded Is Navajo National Monument in March?

March runs about 0.8× Navajo National Monument's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 7% of the park's yearly visitors come in March.

In a typical March the park sees roughly 3,700 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes March the 8th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the September peak (1.5×) and the January low (0.3×).

On our Best Time to Visit score March rates 38/100 ("Poor"), versus the top-rated June at 64/100 — best overall balance of crowds, weather and daylight.

Typical March weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 53°F and an overnight low around 30°F, with about 0.8" of precipitation and roughly 4" of snow.

That average of about 41°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter.

Because June, July and August together draw about 34% of annual visitors, choosing March instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 11.7 hours of daylight in March to explore — between the 9.5-hour midwinter low and the 14.5-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 58,442 recreation visits, up 32.3% from 44,180 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 21.8%, so March may feel a touch quieter than it once did.