How Crowded Is The White House and President's Park in October?
Very busy1.6× average month · best-time score 22/100
October is a very busy month at The White House and President's Park, running about 1.6× the park's average month — roughly 13% of the year's visitors come in October. That puts it between the April peak and the January low. Overall our best-time score rates October as "Poor" for a visit. You'll get about 11.0 hours of daylight to explore.
Frequently Asked Questions
October is very busy at The White House and President's Park (about 1.6× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor". The single best month overall is January.
The busiest month is April and the quietest is January. October sits at about 1.6× the park's average, or 13% of annual visitation.
Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025). Updated 2026-06-20.