Timpanogos Cave National Monument in October

Roughly 8% of the park's yearly visitors come in October: roughly 8,400 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes October the 6th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.9×) and the January low (0×).

On our Best Time to Visit score October rates 58/100 ("Fair"). Our recommended month is May: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 49°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 0.2 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 64% of annual visitors, choosing October instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 10.9 hours of daylight in October to explore — between the 9.1-hour midwinter low and the 14.9-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 92,031 recreation visits, down 19.3% from 114,034 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 18.8%, so a October visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.