Where to see
Urocitellus parryii
Denali National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Arctic Ground Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Denali National Park
In Denali National Park, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic Ground Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kluane National Park and more
After Denali National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Arctic Ground Squirrel are in Kluane National Park (Canada, about 60%), Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 40%) and Katmai National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July–August and October in Denali National Park (about 90%), June–July and September in Kluane National Park (about 70%) and June to August in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Arctic Ground Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Arctic Ground Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
