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National Historical Park · Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park

Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park

Best primary window for Ste. Geneviève: September, with June and October as strong shoulder months.

Established by 1750, Ste. Geneviève was the first permanent European settlement in Missouri. Early French Canadian settlers were drawn here by the rich agricultural land known as Le Grand Champ (the Big Field). After the flood of 1785, the town relocated to its present location on higher ground approximately three miles to the northwest of its original site.

This page identifies Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park from the checked-in NPS snapshot, dated source cards, and the month windows listed here.

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park is listed as a National Historical Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Best months
September, June, October
Peak crowd months
July, August, June
Current signal
Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park is listed as a National Historical Park 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/stge/index.htm.
Visitor takeaway
Month windows for Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park are listed on this page. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/stge/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Ste. Geneviève audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park is listed as a National Historical Park 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
architecture-and-buildingafrican-american-heritagecolonization-and-settlementcommerceenslavementArts and CultureGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingJunior Ranger ProgramMuseum Exhibits

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 Ste. Geneviève.

From north of Ste. Genevieve (e.g. St. Louis), take I-55 South to exit 150. Follow MO-32 East for about 4 miles. Turn right on Market Street. From south of Ste. Genevieve (e.g. Cape Girardeau), take I-55 North to exit 150. Follow MO-32 East for about 4 miles. Turn right on Market Street. From southern Illinois, you can also take the Ste. Genevieve - Modoc Ferry across the Mississippi. Please visit http://stegenmodocferry.com/ for hours and rates.

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
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4410
February4610
March5118
April5630
May5848
June6068
July5986
August5982
September6158
October6034
November5418
December4810

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 Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park, 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

Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park is identified as National Historical Park with NPS code stge.

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

The weather in Ste. Genevieve is typical of a midwestern climate. High heat and humidity, severe thunderstorms, snow and ice, and extreme cold are all possible depending upon the season. The average high in July is 88 degrees and the average low in January is 22 degrees. The area averages 41 inches of precipitation annually. Please plan your visit accordingly.

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