Where to see
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Badlands National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Least Chipmunk during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Badlands National Park
In Badlands National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Least Chipmunk sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kluane National Park and more
After Badlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Least Chipmunk are in Kluane National Park (Canada, about 50%), Jasper National Park (Canada, about 30%) and Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Badlands National Park (about 80%), July in Kluane National Park (about 70%) and October in Jasper National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Least Chipmunk on a given day. Each park's Least Chipmunk page has the full month-by-month chart.
