Which is the best park to see a Koala?
Flinders Chase
In Flinders Chase, Australia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Koala sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where to see
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Flinders Chase leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Parks Ranked
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Koala during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Before you go
Where else can you see a Koala?
Great Otway National Park and more
After Flinders Chase, the next-best odds of seeing a Koala are in Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 70%), Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 60%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 40%).
When is the best time to see a Koala?
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June–July and October–December in Flinders Chase (about 80%), August in Great Otway National Park (about 80%) and September and October in Springbrook National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Koala on a given day. Each park's Koala page has the full month-by-month chart.
