Where to see
Crocodylus acutus
Coiba National Park leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an American Crocodile during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 18 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 19 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Coiba National Park
In Coiba National Park, Panama, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an American Crocodile sighting on a given day, the highest of the 19 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Palo Verde National Park and more
After Coiba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an American Crocodile are in Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%), Everglades National Park (United States, about 70%) and Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 60%). Outside Central America, the best options are Everglades National Park in North America (about 70%) and Tayrona National Natural Park in South America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and October in Coiba National Park (about 90%), August in Palo Verde National Park (about 90%) and November and December in Everglades National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an American Crocodile on a given day. Each park's American Crocodile page has the full month-by-month chart.
