Where to see
Puma concolor
Torres del Paine National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Mountain Lion during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Torres del Paine National Park
In Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Lion sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
El Impenetrable National Park and more
After Torres del Paine National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Mountain Lion are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 30%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 20%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%). Outside South America, the best options are Big Cypress National Preserve in North America (about 20%) and Corcovado National Park in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and August in Torres del Paine National Park (about 80%), October in El Impenetrable National Park (about 50%) and October in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Mountain Lion on a given day. Each park's Mountain Lion page has the full month-by-month chart.
