Where to see
Ursus arctos
Katmai National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Brown Bear during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 10 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Katmai National Park
In Katmai National Park, United States, over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Bear sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Denali National Park and more
After Katmai National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Brown Bear are in Denali National Park (United States, about 80%), Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 60%) and Kluane National Park (Canada, about 50%). Outside North America, the best option is Tatra National Park in Europe (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Denali National Park (about 90%) and May in Yellowstone National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Brown Bear on a given day. Each park's Brown Bear page has the full month-by-month chart.
