American Black Bear

Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park

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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	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	80–90%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
3	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
4	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
6	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
8	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
10	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
11	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
13	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
15	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
16	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
17	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
18	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
19	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
20	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
22	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
23	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
24	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
25	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
27	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
28	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
29	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
30	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
31	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
32	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
33	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
34	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Black Bear in Rocky Mountain National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a American Black Bear sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Black Bear in Rocky Mountain National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for American Black Bear in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.