Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument visitation by month and year
July is the busiest month at Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers, when the average temperature nearby is 74 degrees. December is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 35 degrees. An average July draws 848 visits where an average December draws 100. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits fell 68.7 percent, from 14,106 in 2019 to 4,412 in 2025.
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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation
Annual visits, 2015 to 2025
The last ten years
| Year | Recreation visits | Change on prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,412 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 4,716 | +42.8% |
| 2023 | 3,302 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 3,518 | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 8,110 | +229.5% |
| 2020 | 2,461 | -82.6% |
| 2019 | 14,106 | -55.1% |
| 2018 | 31,448 | +153.5% |
| 2017 | 12,405 | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 10,211 | +155.7% |
Visitation at other parks
Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics, monthly recreation visits, as compiled for Publicopia Labs. A year is shown only when all twelve months were reported. Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals are the 1991 to 2020 monthly averages published by NOAA NCEI for station USC00339361, 997 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.