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National Memorial · De Soto National Memorial

De Soto National Memorial

Best primary window for De Soto: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

In May 1539, Conquistador Hernando de Soto’s army of soldiers, hired mercenaries, craftsmen, and clergy made landfall in Tampa Bay. They were met with fierce resistance of indigenous people protecting their homelands. De Soto’s quest for glory and gold would be a four year, four thousand mile odyssey of intrigue, warfare, disease, and discovery that would form the history of the United States.

This page identifies De Soto National Memorial from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
De Soto National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
De Soto National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in FL in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/deso/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for De Soto National Memorial are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/deso/index.htm.
What it sounds like
De Soto audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

De Soto National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Memorial
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
DESO
Region
coastal atlantic
Core Experiences
explorers-and-expeditionshispanic-american-heritagemaritimemaritime-militaryships-and-shipwrecksFishingSaltwater FishingLiving HistoryReenactmentsHistoric Weapons Demonstration

Month-by-month

De Soto National Memorial is a National Memorial. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/deso/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for De Soto National Memorial: https://www.nps.gov/deso/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

De Soto National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in FL.

Getting there

Official access details for De Soto are on the NPS page.

Driving Directions: From I-75 Take exit 220 SR 64/Manatee Ave, Gulf Beaches exit. Travel west on SR 64 for approximately 12 miles to 75th St. W. Turn right onto 75th St. W. travel north approximately 2 miles to the northern terminus 75th St. W. turns into De Soto Memorial Hwy and dead ends into the park.

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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
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4924
February5324
March6028
April6342
May6458
June6276
July5992
August6090
September6174
October6156
November5834
December5228

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 De Soto National Memorial, 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

De Soto National Memorial is identified as National Memorial with NPS code deso.

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

De Soto National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/deso/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

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

Where De Soto National Memorial fits

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