Where to See Caribou in Denali Highway

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Caribou sightings in Denali Highway

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Where Caribou has been reported, from 37 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 AM9% of the busiest hour1 AM7% of the busiest hour2 AM6% of the busiest hour3 AM8% of the busiest hour4 AM22% of the busiest hour5 AM78% of the busiest hour6 AM94% of the busiest hour7 AM83% of the busiest hour8 AM72% of the busiest hour9 AM67% of the busiest hour10 AM61% of the busiest hour11 AM50% of the busiest hourNoon44% of the busiest hour1 PM44% of the busiest hour2 PM50% of the busiest hour3 PM56% of the busiest hour4 PM67% of the busiest hour5 PM78% of the busiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PM94% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM89% of the busiest hour10 PM33% of the busiest hour11 PM13% of the busiest hour

Caribou is most seen 6 AM and 6–10 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Caribou sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	9%
1 AM	7%
2 AM	6%
3 AM	8%
4 AM	22%
5 AM	78%
6 AM	94%
7 AM	83%
8 AM	72%
9 AM	67%
10 AM	61%
11 AM	50%
Noon	44%
1 PM	44%
2 PM	50%
3 PM	56%
4 PM	67%
5 PM	78%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	94%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	89%
10 PM	33%
11 PM	13%

Audio tour

Hear about Caribou on the drive.

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

Denali Highway Tour Guide

A Caribou's All-Purpose Feet

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“A caribou's broad feet do several jobs. Its two main toes can spread apart, helping support its weight on snow and soft tundra.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Denali Highway Tour Guide.

2 more about Caribou in the app

Landmark Gap View: A Caribou Corridor
Antlers Don't Always Mean Male

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Where to look

Denali Highway spots that mention Caribou

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

Places

CampgroundTangle Lakes CampgroundA lakeside camp that doubles as the Delta River's 30-mile put-in.

SightLandmark Gap ViewA 10,000-year-old glacial gap frames McGinnis Peak and Mount Moffit.

Scenic pulloutWaterfowl Lakes ViewpointA roadside scan for swans, ducks and other lake birds.

LodgingTangle River InnA mile-20 roadhouse looking across Round Tangle Lake and Landmark Gap.

Trails

ModerateOsar Lake Trail14.2 mi · 8 hrA long esker walk to the northwest shore of Osar Lake.

ModerateSwede Lake Trail6.2 mi · 3 hrA six-mile out-and-back on the shared Swede Lake track

ChallengingUpper Dickey Lake Trail32.3 mi · 1.1 daysRemote 32-mile out-and-back to an undeveloped camp near Dickey Lake.

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

Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

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13 sighting mapsfor Denali Highway, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
96 audio storiesplay as you drive Denali Highway, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Denali Highway

All 13 sighting maps

56 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

26 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8 AM–5 PMSighting map

33 sightingsTrumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorMost seen 8–10 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

25 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 8–10 PMSighting map

17 sightingsPorcupineErethizon dorsatumMost seen 9–11 PMSighting map

11 sightingsCommon LoonGavia immerMost seen 5–7 AM & 7–10 PMSighting map

17 sightingsWillow PtarmiganLagopus lagopusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

17 sightingsCanada JayPerisoreus canadensisMost seen 7–10 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Caribou in Denali Highway