How Crowded Is Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site in January?

January runs about 0.3× Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a very quiet month here — roughly 2% of the park's yearly visitors come in January.

In a typical January the park sees about 990 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1991 to 2025.

It is the quietest month of the year at Ulysses S Grant; by contrast July, the busiest, runs about 1.8× the average — so January is the easiest time to have the place largely to yourself.

On our Best Time to Visit score January rates 78/100 ("Excellent") — the single best-rated month at Ulysses S Grant, balancing crowds against daylight.

Because June, July and August together draw about 41% of annual visitors, choosing January instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 9.6 hours of daylight in January to explore — near the year-round minimum.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 44,732 recreation visits, up 35.3% from 33,065 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 22.4%, so January may feel a touch quieter than it once did.