How Crowded Is New River Gorge National Park & Preserve in June?

June runs about 1.6× New River Gorge National Park & Preserve's average month, which makes it a very busy month here — roughly 14% of the park's yearly visitors come in June.

In a typical June the park sees about 200,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1984 to 2025.

That makes June the 2nd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (1.9×) and the January low (0.3×).

On our Best Time to Visit score June rates 58/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated September at 62/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical June weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 78°F and an overnight low around 59°F, with about 4.3" of precipitation.

That average of about 68°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

June falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 43% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 14.6 hours of daylight in June to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 1,958,440 recreation visits, up 8.1% from 1,811,937 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 49.7%, so a June visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.