Quietest National Parks in August

These parks run well below their typical crowd levels in August, measured as a crowd index (1.0 = the park's average month) from National Park Service visitation records. A low index means August is one of that park's calmer months — a good window to beat the crowds.

1. 1
   StonewallNew York
   Very quiet0.21×
2. 2
   Casa Grande RuinsArizona
   Very quiet0.41×
3. 3
   Big BendTexas
   Very quiet0.42×
4. 4
   ChiricahuaArizona
   Very quiet0.46×
5. 5
   Tule Springs Fossil BedsNevada
   Very quiet0.50×
6. 6
   SaguaroArizona
   Quiet0.52×
7. 7
   Joshua TreeCalifornia
   Quiet0.57×
8. 8
   Organ Pipe CactusArizona
   Quiet0.61×
9. 9
   Medgar and Myrlie Evers HomeMississippi
   Quiet0.62×
10. 10
    Big CypressFlorida
    Quiet0.65×
11. 11
    Cumberland IslandGeorgia
    Quiet0.65×
12. 12
    Guadalupe MountainsTexas
    Quiet0.66×
13. 13
    TuzigootArizona
    Quiet0.66×
14. 14
    Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands
    Quiet0.71×
15. 15
    MojaveCalifornia
    Quiet0.72×
16. 16
    Montezuma CastleArizona
    Quiet0.72×
17. 17
    Palo Alto BattlefieldTexas
    Quiet0.73×
18. 18
    PetroglyphNew Mexico
    Quiet0.76×
19. 19
    Castillo de San MarcosFlorida
    Quiet0.77×
20. 20
    Ford's TheatreDistrict of Columbia
    Quiet0.77×
21. 21
    CongareeSouth Carolina
    Quiet0.77×
22. 22
    De SotoFlorida
    Quiet0.77×
23. 23
    The White House and President's ParkDistrict of Columbia
    Quiet0.79×
24. 24
    Jean LafitteLouisiana
    Quiet0.80×
25. 25
    EvergladesFlorida
    Quiet0.81×
26. 26
    Lincoln BoyhoodIndiana
    Quiet0.81×
27. 27
    Waco MammothTexas
    Quiet0.81×
28. 28
    PinnaclesCalifornia
    Quiet0.82×
29. 29
    Natural BridgesUtah
    Average0.86×
30. 30
    Dwight D. EisenhowerDistrict of Columbia
    Average0.87×
31. 31
    White SandsNew Mexico
    Average0.87×
32. 32
    Kaloko-HonokōhauHawaii
    Average0.88×
33. 33
    Little Rock Central High SchoolArkansas
    Average0.88×
34. 34
    AndersonvilleGeorgia
    Average0.88×
35. 35
    World War I MemorialDistrict of Columbia
    Average0.89×
36. 36
    VicksburgMississippi, Louisiana
    Average0.89×
37. 37
    ChristianstedU.S. Virgin Islands
    Average0.89×
38. 38
    Gauley RiverWest Virginia
    Average0.90×
39. 39
    San JuanPuerto Rico
    Average0.92×
40. 40
    Walnut CanyonArizona
    Average0.92×