Where to see
Trachemys scripta
Congaree National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pond Slider during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Congaree National Park
In Congaree National Park, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pond Slider sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Padre Island National Seashore and more
After Congaree National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pond Slider are in Padre Island National Seashore (United States, about 40%), Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 20%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 20%). Outside North America, the best options are Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in Europe (about 20%) and Parque Natural Metropolitano in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Congaree National Park (about 70%), May–June, August, October and December–February in Padre Island National Seashore (about 40%) and January and February in Channel Islands National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pond Slider on a given day. Each park's Pond Slider page has the full month-by-month chart.
