Where to see
Canis latrans
Death Valley National Park leads · 21 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Coyote during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 19 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Death Valley National Park
In Death Valley National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Coyote sighting on a given day, the highest of the 21 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yellowstone National Park and more
After Death Valley National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Coyote are in Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 60%), Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 50%) and Irazú Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%). Outside North America, the best option is Irazú Volcano National Park in Central America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July to January in Death Valley National Park (about 80%), January in Yellowstone National Park (about 90%) and November to January in Elk Island National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Coyote on a given day. Each park's Coyote page has the full month-by-month chart.
