How Crowded Is Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve in March?

March runs about 1× Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve's average month, which makes it an average month here — roughly 8% of the park's yearly visitors come in March.

In a typical March the park sees about 90,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1992 to 2025.

That makes March the 4th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (1.5×) and the January low (0.7×).

On our Best Time to Visit score March rates 68/100 ("Good"), versus the top-rated February at 75/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical March weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 71°F and an overnight low around 54°F, with about 3.1" of precipitation.

That average of about 63°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

Because June, July and August together draw about 32% 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 11.8 hours of daylight in March to explore — between the 10-hour midwinter low and the 14-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 1,109,821 recreation visits, up 11.3% from 997,136 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 10.8%, so March may feel a touch quieter than it once did.