How Crowded Is Steamtown National Historic Site in August?

August runs about 1.9× Steamtown National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a very busy month here — roughly 15% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees about 13,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1989 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Steamtown; January, the quietest, runs only about 0.3× the average — a 7-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 46/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated May at 64/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 82°F and an overnight low around 61°F, with about 3.9" of precipitation.

That average of about 72°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 40% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.7 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9-hour midwinter low and the 15-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 60,243 recreation visits, up 3.2% from 58,403 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 26.4%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.