Where to See Groundhog in Blue Ridge Parkway

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Groundhog sightings in Blue Ridge Parkway

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Where Groundhog has been reported, from 546 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM3% of the busiest hour5 AM5% of the busiest hour6 AM85% of the busiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AM80% of the busiest hour9 AM60% of the busiest hour10 AM50% of the busiest hour11 AM40% of the busiest hourNoon35% of the busiest hour1 PM35% of the busiest hour2 PM40% of the busiest hour3 PM55% of the busiest hour4 PM75% of the busiest hour5 PM90% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM50% of the busiest hour9 PM10% of the busiest hour10 PM5% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Groundhog is most seen 6–8 AM and 5–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Groundhog sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	3%
5 AM	5%
6 AM	85%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	80%
9 AM	60%
10 AM	50%
11 AM	40%
Noon	35%
1 PM	35%
2 PM	40%
3 PM	55%
4 PM	75%
5 PM	90%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	50%
9 PM	10%
10 PM	5%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Groundhog on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Blue Ridge Parkway, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Blue Ridge Parkway Tour Guide

Whistle-Pigs of Groundhog Mountain: The Parkway’s True Hibernators

Listen

“A place named Groundhog Mountain doesn't leave much to the imagination. You're in prime territory for woodchucks, or as they’re often called around here, "whistle-pigs.”

Plays as you drive near Groundhog Mountain Overlook in Parkwolf’s Blue Ridge Parkway Tour Guide.

One more story about Groundhog in the app

Groundhog Mountain Overlook and its Historic Tower

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Where to look

Blue Ridge Parkway spots that mention Groundhog

Compare with the sightings

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

Places

SightGroundhog Mountain OverlookClassic tower views with Appalachian fence history and easy picnicking

SightPuckett CabinHistoric midwife’s cabin and story in a quiet roadside stop

Trails

EasyPuckett Cabin Trail0.1 mi · 10 minVery short, flat walk from a Parkway pull-off to the historic cabin of midwife Orlean Puckett

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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16 sighting mapsfor Blue Ridge Parkway, on the same park map as your route
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Wildlife

More wildlife in Blue Ridge Parkway

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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

Where to see Groundhog in Blue Ridge Parkway