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Theodore Roosevelt National Park in March

Very quiet0.2× average month · best-time score 9/100

March at Theodore Roosevelt National Park averages a daytime high near 40°F and an overnight low around 20°F. Visitation runs about 0.2× the park's average month, which makes March a very quiet month here.

Average low
20°F
Average high
40°F

Range across the year: 6°F to 82°F

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Daylight
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Check access before you plan around March

March draws about 16% of the visits Theodore Roosevelt sees in an average month. Numbers that low usually mean limited access: closed roads, closed facilities or deep-winter conditions. The count alone does not say which, so check the park's current conditions before planning around March. Official Theodore Roosevelt park page.

Roughly 1% of the park's yearly visitors come in March: roughly 9,300 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes March the 9th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.7×) and the December low (0.1×).

On our Best Time to Visit score March rates 9/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is May: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 30°F is cold, with winter conditions likely on higher ground. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 9.7 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 61% of annual visitors, choosing March instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 11.6 hours of daylight in March to explore — between the 8.3-hour midwinter low and the 15.7-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 729,893 recreation visits, about flat from 732,951 in 2024.

How March compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
February28°F / 9°F0.1× Very quiet4 Poor
March40°F / 20°F0.2× Very quiet9 Poor
April53°F / 31°F0.2× Very quiet66 Good

All twelve months at Theodore Roosevelt, with the best time to visit.

Seasonal closures in March 2027

The National Park Service lists these Theodore Roosevelt facilities as closed during March 2027. The dates are the park's own, read on October 11, 2026. A facility that is not listed here may still be closed, so confirm on the park's site before you go.

Things to do at Theodore Roosevelt in March

The National Park Service tags 23 Theodore Roosevelt activities for spring. Here are 8 of them. Each links to the park's own page for it.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

March averages a daytime high near 40°F and an overnight low around 20°F at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 9.7 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

March is very quiet at Theodore Roosevelt National Park (about 0.2× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor" at 9/100. Our recommended month is May. March draws about 16% of the visits Theodore Roosevelt sees in an average month. Numbers that low usually mean limited access: closed roads, closed facilities or deep-winter conditions. The count alone does not say which, so check the park's current conditions before planning around March.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is December. March sits at about 0.2× the park's average, or 1% of annual visitation.

A typical March sees about 9,000 recreation visits at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.