Quietest National Parks in October

These parks run well below their typical crowd levels in October, measured as a crowd index (1.0 = the park's average month) from National Park Service visitation records. A low index means October 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
   DenaliAlaska
   Very quiet0.07×
3. 3
   Wrangell - St EliasAlaska
   Very quiet0.09×
4. 4
   Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing ArtsVirginia
   Very quiet0.13×
5. 5
   Kenai FjordsAlaska
   Very quiet0.16×
6. 6
   StonewallNew York
   Very quiet0.17×
7. 7
   Lincoln BoyhoodIndiana
   Very quiet0.20×
8. 8
   Governors IslandNew York
   Very quiet0.24×
9. 9
   NiobraraNebraska
   Very quiet0.25×
10. 10
    SitkaAlaska
    Very quiet0.33×
11. 11
    Perry's Victory & International PeaceOhio
    Very quiet0.39×
12. 12
    GlacierMontana
    Very quiet0.44×
13. 13
    Jewel CaveSouth Dakota
    Very quiet0.44×
14. 14
    Little Bighorn BattlefieldMontana
    Very quiet0.47×
15. 15
    Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands
    Very quiet0.48×
16. 16
    Bighorn CanyonMontana, Wyoming
    Quiet0.51×
17. 17
    Glacier BayAlaska
    Quiet0.53×
18. 18
    Upper DelawareNew York, Pennsylvania
    Quiet0.53×
19. 19
    LowellMassachusetts
    Quiet0.54×
20. 20
    Boston African AmericanMassachusetts
    Quiet0.55×
21. 21
    Wind CaveSouth Dakota
    Quiet0.57×
22. 22
    BadlandsSouth Dakota
    Quiet0.58×
23. 23
    VoyageursMinnesota
    Quiet0.58×
24. 24
    Devils TowerWyoming
    Quiet0.59×
25. 25
    ChickasawOklahoma
    Quiet0.60×
26. 26
    EvergladesFlorida
    Quiet0.60×
27. 27
    Lake RooseveltWashington
    Quiet0.62×
28. 28
    Castillo de San MarcosFlorida
    Quiet0.62×
29. 29
    Martin Luther King, Jr.Georgia
    Quiet0.63×
30. 30
    Mount RushmoreSouth Dakota
    Quiet0.64×
31. 31
    San JuanPuerto Rico
    Quiet0.64×
32. 32
    Dry TortugasFlorida
    Quiet0.65×
33. 33
    Big CypressFlorida
    Quiet0.66×
34. 34
    CanaveralFlorida
    Quiet0.67×
35. 35
    Fort VancouverOregon, Washington
    Quiet0.67×
36. 36
    Saint CroixWisconsin, Minnesota
    Quiet0.67×
37. 37
    WhiskeytownCalifornia
    Quiet0.67×
38. 38
    BiscayneFlorida
    Quiet0.68×
39. 39
    Lake MeredithTexas
    Quiet0.70×
40. 40
    SaguaroArizona
    Quiet0.71×