How Crowded Is William Howard Taft National Historic Site in January?

January runs about 0.4× William Howard Taft National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a very quiet month here — roughly 3% of the park's yearly visitors come in January.

In a typical January the park sees about 920 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

It is the quietest month of the year at William Howard Taft; by contrast July, the busiest, runs about 1.9× 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 William Howard Taft, balancing crowds against daylight.

Because June, July and August together draw about 40% 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 9.5 hours of daylight in January to explore — near the year-round minimum.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 31,118 recreation visits, up 1.2% from 30,757 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 24.1%, so January may feel a touch quieter than it once did.