Banff sighting maps
123 sightingsGrizzly BearUrsus arctos horribilisMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
150 sightingsBrown BearUrsus arctosMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
44 sightingsGray WolfCanis lupusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map
12 sightingsRiver OtterLontra canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map
69 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map
466 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map
103 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 6 AM & 7–10 PMSighting map
1,046 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
1,049 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
158 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map
598 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 5–7 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map
89 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 3–7 PMSighting map
95 sightingsOspreyPandion haliaetusMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
25 sightingsTrumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
10 sightingsGreat Horned OwlBubo virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 9 PMSighting map
175 sightingsLoonGavia immerMost seen 6–8 AM & 7–9 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Banff. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Banff Tour Guide
Banff, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Banff National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Banff audio tourRecorded for this place
Lake Louise and the Lakeshore0:00 / 0:32
“You're coming up on Lake Louise, where the public shore looks straight toward Victoria Glacier between the mountains. You don't need a big hike for that view.”
Plays as you drive up to Lake Louise in the Parkwolf Banff Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Ice Beneath the Boulders
- The Bird That Spirals Up a Tree
- Lake Louise Village: Advice, Lunch and the Old Tram Route
- The Map Drawn from Memory
- 185 audio storiesacross Banff’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Brown Bear, Gray Wolf, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 162 trails, 90 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

