Where to See White-tailed Deer in Blue Ridge Parkway

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White-tailed Deer sightings in Blue Ridge Parkway

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Where White-tailed Deer has been reported, from 2,257 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 AM6% of the busiest hour1 AM5% of the busiest hour2 AM4% of the busiest hour3 AM6% of the busiest hour4 AM16% of the busiest hour5 AM63% of the busiest hour6 AM95% of the busiest hour7 AM74% of the busiest hour8 AM47% of the busiest hour9 AM32% of the busiest hour10 AM21% of the busiest hour11 AM16% of the busiest hourNoon13% of the busiest hour1 PM16% of the busiest hour2 PM26% of the busiest hour3 PM47% of the busiest hour4 PM68% of the busiest hour5 PM89% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM79% of the busiest hour8 PM47% of the busiest hour9 PM26% of the busiest hour10 PM16% of the busiest hour11 PM8% of the busiest hour

White-tailed Deer is most seen 6 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

White-tailed Deer sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	6%
1 AM	5%
2 AM	4%
3 AM	6%
4 AM	16%
5 AM	63%
6 AM	95%
7 AM	74%
8 AM	47%
9 AM	32%
10 AM	21%
11 AM	16%
Noon	13%
1 PM	16%
2 PM	26%
3 PM	47%
4 PM	68%
5 PM	89%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	79%
8 PM	47%
9 PM	26%
10 PM	16%
11 PM	8%

Where to look

Blue Ridge Parkway spots that mention White-tailed Deer

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about White-tailed Deer. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

Scenic pulloutTanbark Ridge OverlookQuick pullout with big mountain views just outside Asheville

Scenic pulloutLicklog Gap Overlook (MP 435.7)Quiet Parkway overlook with sunrise views and a lone picnic table

Scenic pulloutBeartrail Ridge Overlook (MP 430.4)Quiet, high-elevation pullout with sweeping Balsam Mountain vistas

Trails

ChallengingRock Castle Gorge Loop Trail10.8 mi · 6.5 hrA strenuous 10.8-mile loop through Rock Castle Gorge with ridge-top views

ChallengingRock Castle Gorge Trail10.8 mi · 6.5 hrStrenuous 10.8-mile loop through Rock Castle Gorge, forest, meadows, and mountain views.

ChallengingApple Orchard Falls Trail2.8 mi · 2.5 hrBlue-blazed descent to a 200-foot waterfall, with a hard climb back

ModerateMountains-to-Sea Trail9.9 mi · 5.5 hrRugged Blue Ridge Parkway MST segment from US 74A to French Broad River

ChallengingBluff Ridge Primitive Trail5.5 mi · 5 hrA punishing primitive ridge descent from Bluff Mountain Shelter into Basin Cove.

EasyFisher Peak Loop Trail2.2 mi · 2 hrModerate loop through High Meadow and Fisher Peak forest

ModerateChestnut Ridge Loop Trail5.4 mi · 2.5 hrShady hardwood loop with easy grades and great birding near Roanoke

EasyOld Johns River Road3.2 mi · 1.5 hrA quiet 3.2-mile out-and-back on a gated road through Julian Price Memorial Park.

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Where to see White-tailed Deer in Blue Ridge Parkway