How Crowded Is Sitka National Historical Park in November?

November runs about 0.2× Sitka National Historical Park's average month, which makes it a very quiet month here — roughly 1% of the park's yearly visitors come in November.

In a typical November the park sees roughly 2,900 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes November the 11th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.3×) and the December low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score November rates 40/100 ("Poor"), versus the top-rated April at 49/100 — best overall balance of crowds, weather and daylight.

Typical November weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 42°F and an overnight low around 33°F, with about 12.1" of precipitation.

That average of about 37°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter.

Because June, July and August together draw about 56% of annual visitors, choosing November instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 7.7 hours of daylight in November to explore — between the 6.4-hour midwinter low and the 17.6-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 332,964 recreation visits, up 7.6% from 309,327 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 10.3%, so a November visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.