Where to see
Eumetopias jubatus
Kenai Fjords National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Sea Lion during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Kenai Fjords National Park
In Kenai Fjords National Park, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Sea Lion sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Great Bear Rainforest and more
After Kenai Fjords National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Sea Lion are in Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 40%), Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 40%) and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Kenai Fjords National Park (about 90%), March and August–September in Great Bear Rainforest (about 50%) and July in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Sea Lion on a given day. Each park's Northern Sea Lion page has the full month-by-month chart.
