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Rocky Mountain National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rocky Mountain National Park
In Rocky Mountain National Park, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Banff National Park and more
After Rocky Mountain National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel are in Banff National Park (Canada, about 70%), Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 70%) and Glacier National Park (United States, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May to September in Rocky Mountain National Park (about 80%), June to August in Banff National Park (about 80%) and July to September in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
