Blue Ridge Parkway sighting maps
1,208 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
1,020 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
2,257 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
200 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
1,126 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
255 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 10 AM–1 PM & 2–4 PMSighting map
274 sightingsTimber RattlesnakeCrotalus horridusMost seen 5–8 PMSighting map
312 sightingsCopperheadAgkistrodon contortrixMost seen 6–8 PMSighting map
152 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
355 sightingsRaccoonProcyon lotorMost seen 6–9 PMSighting map
546 sightingsGroundhogMarmota monaxMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
491 sightingsGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
385 sightingsSnapping TurtleChelydra serpentinaMost seen 10 AM–5 PMSighting map
933 sightingsBox TurtleTerrapene carolina carolinaMost seen 8–11 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
158 sightingsBroad-winged HawkButeo platypterusMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
336 sightingsRuby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisMost seen 7–11 AM & 5–8 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Blue Ridge Parkway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Find Wildlife in Parkwolf
Every sighting map, in your pocket.
- 16 sighting mapsfor Blue Ridge Parkway, on the same park map as your route
- Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
- 277 audio storiesplay as you drive Blue Ridge Parkway, wildlife included
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Blue Ridge Parkway Tour Guide
Blue Ridge Parkway, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Blue Ridge Parkway. 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 Blue Ridge Parkway audio tourRecorded for this place
The Linn Cove Viaduct and Its Famous ViewpointsListen
“You're coming up on the Linn Cove Viaduct, the famous S-shaped bridge that hugs Grandfather Mountain.”
Plays as you drive up to Linn Cove Viaduct in the Parkwolf Blue Ridge Parkway Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Linn Cove Viaduct: The View From Below
- Wilson Creek Overlook and a Trail Shortcut
- Stack Rock: A Quick Walk to a Forest Pillar
- Rough Ridge: A Famous Short Hike with Big Views
- 277 audio storiesacross Blue Ridge Parkway’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Black Bear, Elk, White-tailed Deer, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 112 trails, 232 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“…We knew we wanted to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway. The narration was impeccably timed. The facts and info provided were meaningful. Without it, the trip would not have been near as awesome.”