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Kenai Fjords National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sea Otter during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Kenai Fjords National Park
In Kenai Fjords National Park, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Sea Otter sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Katmai National Park and more
After Kenai Fjords National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Sea Otter are in Katmai National Park (United States, about 40%), Great Bear Rainforest (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 July in Katmai National Park (about 50%) and February–April, June–July and September in Great Bear Rainforest (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sea Otter on a given day. Each park's Sea Otter page has the full month-by-month chart.
