Where to see
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Congaree National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Snapping Turtle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Congaree National Park
In Congaree National Park, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Snapping Turtle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Point Pelee National Park and more
After Congaree National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Snapping Turtle are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 40%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 30%) and Acadia National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Congaree National Park (about 60%), June–July and September in Point Pelee National Park (about 50%) and June and December–January in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Snapping Turtle on a given day. Each park's Snapping Turtle page has the full month-by-month chart.
