Where to see
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Wood Buffalo National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Garter Snake during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Wood Buffalo National Park
In Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Common Garter Snake sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park and more
After Wood Buffalo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Garter Snake are in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada, about 70%), Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 70%) and Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Garter Snake on a given day. Each park's Common Garter Snake page has the full month-by-month chart.
