Home / States National parks in Florida Florida has 3 national parks and 8 other busy National Park System sites in this guide. The best months below balance mild weather and crowds.
Park Best months Busiest July high / January low °F Visitors a year Everglades National Park Jan, Feb and Dec Mar 90° / 58° 777,000 Biscayne National Park Jan, Feb and Dec Jul 91° / 63° 523,000 Dry Tortugas National Park Jan, Feb and Nov May 91° / 65° 86,000 Gulf Islands National Seashore Jan, Nov and Dec Jul 91° / 41° 7,885,000 Canaveral National Seashore Jan, Nov and Dec Mar 91° / 48° 2,133,000 Big Cypress National Preserve Jan, Feb and Dec Mar 92° / 52° 2,109,000 Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Jan, Feb and Apr Jul 90° / 47° 1,022,000 Fort Matanzas National Monument Jan, Nov and Dec Jul 88° / 49° 682,000 Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Jan, Feb and Nov Mar 91° / 48° 608,000 Fort Caroline National Memorial Mar, Apr and Nov Dec 91° / 45° 318,000 De Soto National Memorial Feb, Nov and Dec Mar 91° / 52° 170,000
Florida parks by month
Month Visitors, all 11 sites Sites with mild weather January 1,209,000 Everglades , Biscayne , Dry Tortugas , Gulf Islands National Seashore , Canaveral National Seashore , Big Cypress National Preserve , Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve , Fort Matanzas National Monument , Castillo de San Marcos National Monument , Fort Caroline National Memorial February 1,408,000 Everglades , Biscayne , Dry Tortugas , Gulf Islands National Seashore , Canaveral National Seashore , Big Cypress National Preserve , Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve , Castillo de San Marcos National Monument , Fort Caroline National Memorial , De Soto National Memorial March 1,664,000 Dry Tortugas , Canaveral National Seashore , Fort Matanzas National Monument , Castillo de San Marcos National Monument , Fort Caroline National Memorial April 1,441,000 Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve , Fort Matanzas National Monument , Castillo de San Marcos National Monument , Fort Caroline National Memorial May 1,549,000 none June 1,592,000 none July 1,627,000 none August 1,371,000 none September 1,174,000 none October 1,074,000 none November 1,071,000 Dry Tortugas , Gulf Islands National Seashore , Canaveral National Seashore , Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve , Fort Matanzas National Monument , Castillo de San Marcos National Monument , Fort Caroline National Memorial , De Soto National Memorial December 1,133,000 Everglades , Biscayne , Gulf Islands National Seashore , Canaveral National Seashore , Big Cypress National Preserve , Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve , Fort Matanzas National Monument , Castillo de San Marcos National Monument , Fort Caroline National Memorial , De Soto National Memorial
Weather 1991–2020 NOAA normals at each park's nearest station. Visitors National Park Service recreation visits, 2023–2025 average. Mild means an average high of 55–80°F without above-normal rain.