Where to See Grizzly Bear in Banff National Park

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Grizzly Bear sightings in Banff

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Where Grizzly Bear has been reported, from 123 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM5% of the busiest hour1 AM3% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM63% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM63% of the busiest hour9 AM42% of the busiest hour10 AM32% of the busiest hour11 AM26% of the busiest hourNoon21% of the busiest hour1 PM21% of the busiest hour2 PM26% of the busiest hour3 PM42% of the busiest hour4 PM63% of the busiest hour5 PM84% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM84% of the busiest hour9 PM53% of the busiest hour10 PM21% of the busiest hour11 PM11% of the busiest hour

Grizzly Bear is most seen 6–8 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Grizzly Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	5%
1 AM	3%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	63%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	63%
9 AM	42%
10 AM	32%
11 AM	26%
Noon	21%
1 PM	21%
2 PM	26%
3 PM	42%
4 PM	63%
5 PM	84%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	84%
9 PM	53%
10 PM	21%
11 PM	11%

Where to look

Banff spots that mention Grizzly Bear

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Grizzly Bear. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightLake Louise Ski Resort & Summer GondolaRide above alpine meadows; ski five faces in winter.

Trails

ChallengingEgypt Lake Trail via Healy Pass24.6 km · 9.5 hrA long return hike over Healy Pass to Egypt Lake Campground.

ModerateEiffel Lake Trail11.3 km · 5 hrA steady climb ends at a quiet lake under the Ten Peaks.

ChallengingPipestone Pass Trail16.4 km · 8 hrA full-day highline through open meadows to the red-rock ridge.

ChallengingMoraine Lake Highline Trail9.3 km · 4 hrA rugged one-way traverse to Moraine Lake below Mount Temple.

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Where to see Grizzly Bear in Banff