Shenandoah National Park visitation by month and year
October is the busiest month at Shenandoah, when the average temperature nearby is 50 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 27 degrees. An average October draws 318,584 visits where an average January draws 24,259. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits rose 18.0 percent from 1,425,507 in 2019 to 1,682,152 in 2025.
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Visits by month, with average temperature
Annual visits, 1979 to 2025
The last ten years
| Year | Recreation visits | Change on prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,682,152 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1,720,211 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 1,576,008 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1,449,300 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 1,592,312 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1,666,265 | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 1,425,507 | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 1,264,880 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1,458,874 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,437,341 | +8.7% |
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 normals are the 1991 to 2020 monthly averages published by NOAA NCEI for station USC00440720, 3,540 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.