Where to see
Otospermophilus variegatus
Zion National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rock Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Zion National Park
In Zion National Park, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Grand Canyon National Park and more
After Zion National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rock Squirrel are in Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 80%), Saguaro National Park (United States, about 40%) and Big Bend National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March to September in Zion National Park (about 90%), July to September in Grand Canyon National Park (about 90%) and March and April in Saguaro National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rock Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Rock Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
