Where to see
Terrapene carolina
Shenandoah National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Box Turtle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Shenandoah National Park
In Shenandoah National Park, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Box Turtle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and more
After Shenandoah National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Box Turtle are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 30%), Congaree National Park (United States, about 30%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in Shenandoah National Park (about 70%), June in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 50%) and April, July and November in Congaree National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Box Turtle on a given day. Each park's Common Box Turtle page has the full month-by-month chart.
