Where to see

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Celestún Biosphere Reserve leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Raccoon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
2	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
4	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
18	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%

Which is the best park to see a Common Raccoon?

Celestún Biosphere Reserve (Mexico) — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Raccoon sighting there, the highest of the 20 parks in our data.

Where else can I see a Common Raccoon?

Cahuita National Park (about 70%), Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (about 46%), Congaree National Park (about 37%) are the next best options.