Common Raccoon

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
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	30–40%
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	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
14	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
17	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
18	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
24	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
28	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
29	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
30	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
31	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
32	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
33	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
34	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
35	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
36	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
37	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
38	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
39	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
40	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
41	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
42	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
46	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
47	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
48	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
49	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
50	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
51	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
57	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
58	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
60	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
61	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
62	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
64	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
65	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
66	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Raccoon in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Common Raccoon sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Raccoon in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Raccoon in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.