Where to see
Ovis canadensis
Badlands National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Bighorn Sheep during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Badlands National Park
In Badlands National Park, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Bighorn Sheep sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Jasper National Park and more
After Badlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Bighorn Sheep are in Jasper National Park (Canada, about 80%), Glacier National Park (United States, about 80%) and Zion National Park (United States, about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August to December in Badlands National Park (over 90%), November to May in Jasper National Park (about 90%) and November in Glacier National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Bighorn Sheep on a given day. Each park's Bighorn Sheep page has the full month-by-month chart.
