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Yosemite National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a California Ground Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Yosemite National Park
In Yosemite National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a California Ground Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and more
After Yosemite National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a California Ground Squirrel are in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 40%), Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 30%) and Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April–May and August–November in Yosemite National Park (about 80%), October in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (about 70%) and April to July in Joshua Tree National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a California Ground Squirrel on a given day. Each park's California Ground Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
