Canyonlands sighting maps
48 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
47 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6–8 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
12 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map
30 sightingsWestern RattlesnakeCrotalus oreganusMost seen 7 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
18 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 10 AM–5 PMSighting map
18 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 6–8 AM & 6 PMSighting map
16 sightingsGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
386 sightingsRavenCorvus coraxMost seen 7 AM–12 PM & 3–7 PMSighting map
20 sightingsStriped WhipsnakeMasticophis taeniatusMost seen 9 AM–12 PMSighting map
45 sightingsGopher SnakePituophis cateniferMost seen 6–9 PMSighting map
42 sightingsCollared LizardCrotaphytus bicinctoresMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
53 sightingsLeopard LizardGambelia wislizeniiMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
115 sightingsSagebrush LizardSceloporus graciosusMost seen 9 AM–12 PM & 3–6 PMSighting map
369 sightingsFence LizardSceloporus tristichusMost seen 8–10 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
565 sightingsSide-blotched LizardUta stansburianaMost seen 10 AM–6 PMSighting map
216 sightingsWestern WhiptailAspidoscelis tigrisMost seen 10 AM–1 PM & 3–6 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Canyonlands. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Canyonlands Tour Guide
Canyonlands, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Canyonlands 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 Canyonlands audio tourRecorded for this place
Mesa Arch0:00 / 0:30
“You're coming up on Mesa Arch, where a low sandstone opening frames the canyon and the distant La Sal Mountains. Keep this stop even if you missed sunrise.”
Plays as you drive up to Mesa Arch in the Parkwolf Canyonlands Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Sheep That Rebuilt Other Herds
- Candlestick Tower Overlook
- Aztec Butte Granaries
- Willow Flat Campground
- 43 audio storiesacross Canyonlands’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bighorn Sheep, Mule Deer, Coyote, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 63 trails, 65 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

