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Reservations

TICKET

WASHINGTON MONUMENT

National Mall and Memorial Parks

In FY25, this reservation product recorded 77,794 orders.

FY25 orders

77,794

Recorded Recreation.gov orders

Historical demand

High

Based on FY25 order volume

Median observed lead

24 days

FY25 reservations with valid lead data

Peak month

August

Month with the most FY25 start dates

Historical demand does not measure reservation difficulty.

Observed booking lead

Mutually exclusive FY25 buckets from order date versus start date. Same calendar day means both fell on the same date.

  • Same calendar day1.1% · 824
  • 1–7 days42.5% · 33,069
  • 8–14 days2.1% · 1,606
  • 15–30 days54.4% · 42,292
  • 31–60 days0% · 1
  • 61+ days—

Historical seasonality

Share of FY25 orders by reservation start month.

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Tours

  • 2016 Washington Monument · Historic Tour · 30
  • WALK-UP Washington Monument · Historic Tour · 30

Data limitations

  • FY25 Recreation.gov orders only (1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025).
  • Does not report current availability, current booking windows, current prices, or quotas.
  • Historical demand does not measure availability or difficulty.
  • Median observed booking lead is not a “book X days ahead” instruction.