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Tom RussoBill James overstated it only slightly when he wrote that Cooperstown is enormously difficult to get to seven months out of the year and Marco Polo couldn't get there during the other five. If you just want to visit the Hall of Fame, then April is fine, assuming you have good weather. It will be uncrowded and you can have plenty of time to see every exhibit. In the winter, Cooperstown is a charming little village of 1900 people, where everybody knows each other. The Pit at the Tunnicliff Inn serves a Lobster dinner for about $15 and you can still get a hamburger at the Cooperstown Diner that is nearly 2 inches thick. But...many of the shops will be closed, there will be no games to take in at Doubleday Field and you will miss the beauty of the lake and its surroundings. If it is your first trip, you should do Induction weekend when you can take in everything that makes Cooperstown special including the great VFW card show Ted mentioned.