Visitation · National Recreation Area

Golden Gate National Recreation Area visitation by month and year

August is the busiest month at Golden Gate, when the average temperature nearby is 68 degrees. February is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 52 degrees. The gap between them is narrow, 1,673,344 against 979,872. The peak falls with the warmth, though February is not the coldest month. Annual visits rose 5.0 percent from 15,002,227 in 2019 to 15,748,676 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, Golden Gate0500k1M1.5M2MJanuary: 997,269 visits on average, 49.2°FJanFebruary: 979,872 visits on average, 52.2°FFebMarch: 1,190,425 visits on average, 54.8°FMarApril: 1,269,901 visits on average, 57.5°FAprMay: 1,370,146 visits on average, 61.5°FMayJune: 1,514,726 visits on average, 65.8°FJunJuly: 1,606,207 visits on average, 67.9°FJulAugust: 1,673,344 visits on average, 68.3°FAugSeptember: 1,398,657 visits on average, 67.4°FSepOctober: 1,279,129 visits on average, 62.9°FOctNovember: 1,108,219 visits on average, 54.5°FNovDecember: 1,060,423 visits on average, 49.1°FDecJanuary: 49.2°F averageFebruary: 52.2°F averageMarch: 54.8°F averageApril: 57.5°F averageMay: 61.5°F averageJune: 65.8°F averageJuly: 67.9°F averageAugust: 68.3°F averageSeptember: 67.4°F averageOctober: 62.9°F averageNovember: 54.5°F averageDecember: 49.1°F average40°F50°F60°F70°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in4.0 in8.0 in12 inJanuary: 8.77 in precipitationFebruary: 8.72 in precipitationMarch: 6.00 in precipitationApril: 2.61 in precipitationMay: 1.40 in precipitationJune: 0.36 in precipitationJuly: 0.00 in precipitationAugust: 0.05 in precipitationSeptember: 0.09 in precipitationOctober: 1.98 in precipitationNovember: 4.63 in precipitationDecember: 9.78 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Kentfield, 7 miles from the park's reference point at 145 feet, station USC00044500 in the NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. The lower panel is monthly rain from the same station, which records under an inch of snow a year.

Annual visits, 1979 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Golden Gate02M4M6M8M10M12M14M16M18M20M22M198019902000201020201979: 11,321,1271980: 18,421,7731981: 20,279,7891982: 19,897,3891983: 17,604,5511984: 16,731,7061985: 18,355,3651986: 21,582,3681987: 21,767,1761988: 21,759,2711989: 16,656,8961990: 14,650,2131991: 14,695,7711992: 15,309,3381993: 14,695,7711994: 14,695,7711995: 14,695,7711996: 14,043,9841997: 13,803,3821998: 14,046,5901999: 14,048,0852000: 14,486,0652001: 13,457,9002002: 13,961,2672003: 13,854,7502004: 13,270,5472005: 13,602,6292006: 13,486,8242007: 14,397,3132008: 14,554,7502009: 15,036,3722010: 14,271,5032011: 14,567,4872012: 14,540,3382013: 14,289,1212014: 15,004,4202015: 14,888,5372016: 15,638,7772017: 14,981,8972018: 15,223,6972019: 15,002,2272020: 12,400,0452021: 13,712,6142022: 15,638,9112023: 14,953,8822024: 17,187,5082025: 15,748,6762025: 15.7M
Recreation visits per calendar year. A year with a missing month is left blank rather than estimated.

The last ten years

YearRecreation visitsChange on prior year
202515,748,676-8.4%
202417,187,508+14.9%
202314,953,882-4.4%
202215,638,911+14.0%
202113,712,614+10.6%
202012,400,045-17.3%
201915,002,227-1.5%
201815,223,697+1.6%
201714,981,897-4.2%
201615,638,777+5.0%

Visitation at other parks

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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 USC00044500, 145 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.