How Crowded Is Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve in August?

August runs about 3.4× Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve's average month, which makes it a very busy month here — roughly 28% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees roughly 1,600 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1982 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Yukon - Charley Rivers; November, the quietest, runs only about 0.1× the average — a 57-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 41/100 ("Poor"), versus the top-rated May at 63/100 — best overall balance of crowds, weather and daylight.

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 67°F and an overnight low around 42°F, with about 2.2" of precipitation.

That average of about 54°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 75% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 16.3 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 2.9-hour midwinter low and the 21.1-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2018 drew 1,272 recreation visits, up 12.3% from 1,133 in 2015.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 80.2%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.