Where to see
Cervus canadensis
Redwood National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Elk (wapiti) during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Redwood National Park
In Redwood National Park, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Elk (wapiti) sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Grand Canyon National Park and more
After Redwood National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Elk (wapiti) are in Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 90%), Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 90%) and Jasper National Park (Canada, about 90%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Redwood National Park (over 90%), June–July and October–April in Grand Canyon National Park (about 90%) and February–June and September–December in Rocky Mountain National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Elk (wapiti) on a given day. Each park's Elk (wapiti) page has the full month-by-month chart.
