Where to see
Sciurus carolinensis
Congaree National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Eastern Gray Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Congaree National Park
In Congaree National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Gray Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and more
After Congaree National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Eastern Gray Squirrel are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 40%), Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 30%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 30%). Outside North America, the best options are Snowdonia National Park in Europe (about 30%) and Table Mountain National Park in Africa (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Congaree National Park (about 80%), January and November in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 60%) and December and January in Snowdonia National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Eastern Gray Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Eastern Gray Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
