Quietest National Parks in January

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

1. 1
   Klondike Gold RushAlaska
   Very quiet0.00×
2. 2
   Glacier BayAlaska
   Very quiet0.00×
3. 3
   Governors IslandNew York
   Very quiet0.00×
4. 4
   Kenai FjordsAlaska
   Very quiet0.00×
5. 5
   Wrangell - St EliasAlaska
   Very quiet0.00×
6. 6
   Saint CroixWisconsin, Minnesota
   Very quiet0.01×
7. 7
   StonewallNew York
   Very quiet0.03×
8. 8
   DenaliAlaska
   Very quiet0.03×
9. 9
   Jewel CaveSouth Dakota
   Very quiet0.03×
10. 10
    Timpanogos CaveUtah
    Very quiet0.04×
11. 11
    AcadiaMaine
    Very quiet0.05×
12. 12
    Theodore RooseveltNorth Dakota
    Very quiet0.05×
13. 13
    GlacierMontana
    Very quiet0.06×
14. 14
    Boston African AmericanMassachusetts
    Very quiet0.06×
15. 15
    PipestoneMinnesota
    Very quiet0.06×
16. 16
    Devils TowerWyoming
    Very quiet0.07×
17. 17
    Little Bighorn BattlefieldMontana
    Very quiet0.07×
18. 18
    Minuteman MissileSouth Dakota
    Very quiet0.07×
19. 19
    Crater LakeOregon
    Very quiet0.09×
20. 20
    YellowstoneIdaho, Montana, Wyoming
    Very quiet0.10×
21. 21
    Sleeping Bear DunesMichigan
    Very quiet0.10×
22. 22
    Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing ArtsVirginia
    Very quiet0.10×
23. 23
    City Of RocksIdaho
    Very quiet0.10×
24. 24
    Johnstown FloodPennsylvania
    Very quiet0.10×
25. 25
    Mount RushmoreSouth Dakota
    Very quiet0.11×
26. 26
    Great Sand DunesColorado
    Very quiet0.11×
27. 27
    Craters Of The MoonIdaho
    Very quiet0.11×
28. 28
    BadlandsSouth Dakota
    Very quiet0.12×
29. 29
    NiobraraNebraska
    Very quiet0.12×
30. 30
    Salem MaritimeMassachusetts
    Very quiet0.13×
31. 31
    Harpers FerryWest Virginia, Virginia, Maryland
    Very quiet0.13×
32. 32
    Mesa VerdeColorado
    Very quiet0.13×
33. 33
    Perry's Victory & International PeaceOhio
    Very quiet0.13×
34. 34
    Lincoln BoyhoodIndiana
    Very quiet0.13×
35. 35
    Oregon CavesOregon
    Very quiet0.13×
36. 36
    CanyonlandsUtah
    Very quiet0.14×
37. 37
    Great BasinNevada
    Very quiet0.14×
38. 38
    EisenhowerPennsylvania
    Very quiet0.14×
39. 39
    Capitol ReefUtah
    Very quiet0.15×
40. 40
    Apostle IslandsWisconsin
    Very quiet0.15×