How Crowded Is Yellowstone National Park in April?

April runs about 0.2× Yellowstone National Park's average month, which makes it a very quiet month here — roughly 1% of the park's yearly visitors come in April.

In a typical April the park sees about 60,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes April the 7th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.7×) and the November low (0.1×).

On our Best Time to Visit score April rates 48/100 ("Fair") — the single best-rated month at Yellowstone, balancing crowds against weather and daylight.

Typical April weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 41°F and an overnight low around 17°F, with about 2.3" of precipitation.

That average of about 29°F is cold, with winter conditions likely on higher ground.

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

You'll have about 13.3 hours of daylight in April to explore — between the 8.6-hour midwinter low and the 15.4-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 4,762,988 recreation visits, about flat from 4,744,353 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 7.5%, so a April visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.