How Crowded Is Redwood National and State Parks in July?

July runs about 1.8× Redwood National and State Parks's average month, which makes it a very busy month here — roughly 15% of the park's yearly visitors come in July.

In a typical July the park sees about 79,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Redwood; February, the quietest, runs only about 0.5× the average — a 4-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 46/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated October at 59/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical July weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 67°F and an overnight low around 49°F.

That average of about 58°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 42% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 14.7 hours of daylight in July to explore — between the 9-hour midwinter low and the 15-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 1,202,480 recreation visits, up 93.1% from 622,883 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 40.1%, so a July visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.