George Washington Carver Visit Guide

George Washington Carver National Monument

Best primary window for George Washington Carver: September, with June and October as strong shoulder months.

The young child known as the "Plant Doctor" tended his secret garden while observing the day-to-day operations of a 19th century farm. Nature and nurture ultimately influenced George on his quest for education to becoming a renowned agricultural scientist, educator, and humanitarian.

This page identifies George Washington Carver National Monument from the checked-in NPS snapshot, dated source cards, and the month windows listed here.

Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence

materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use

George Washington Carver National Monument is listed as a National Monument in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.

Best months

September, June, October

Peak crowd months

July, August, June

Current signal

George Washington Carver National Monument is listed as a National Monument in MO in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm.

Visitor takeaway

Month windows for George Washington Carver National Monument are listed on this page. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm.

What it sounds like

George Washington Carver audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

George Washington Carver National Monument is listed as a National Monument in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Listed month windows: September, June, and October.

Best Months

September

↑ June, October

Budget Months

October

September, May

Peak Crowd

July

August, June

Region

great lakes

Core Experiences

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Month-by-month

Month windows on this page: September, June, and October listed as the primary window; July, August, and June listed as peak months; October, September, and May listed as lower-crowd months.

Primary Window

Listed primary window: September, June, and October.

Peak months

Listed peak months: July, August, and June.

Lower-crowd months

Listed lower-crowd months: October, September, and May.

Getting there

Use the closest major airport and a regional drive plan for George Washington Carver.

From Interstate 44, drive south on either: Interstate 49: Exit at Diamond (exit 35), then drive five miles east on highway V, and drive ¾ mile south on Carver Road to the park entrance. Highway 59: In Diamond, turn west on highway V and drive for 2 miles, and drive ¾ mile south on Carver Road to the park entrance.

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Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand: Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
Month	Visitability	Crowd pressure
January	44	10
February	46	10
March	51	18
April	56	30
May	58	48
June	60	68
July	59	86
August	59	82
September	61	58
October	60	34
November	54	18
December	48	10

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for George Washington Carver National Monument, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

George Washington Carver National Monument is identified as National Monument with NPS code gwca.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

George Washington Carver National Monument is located in southwestern Missouri just outside of Diamond and about 10 miles from Joplin. Summer temperatures generally range from 75-100 degrees with high humidity. Winter temperatures generally range from 0-50 degrees with periods of intermittent freezing.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

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