Where to See Tarpon in Dry Tortugas National Park

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Tarpon sightings in Dry Tortugas

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Where Tarpon has been reported, from 45 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 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM21% of the busiest hour6 AM74% of the busiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM74% of the busiest hour9 AM53% of the busiest hour10 AM42% of the busiest hour11 AM37% of the busiest hourNoon32% of the busiest hour1 PM32% of the busiest hour2 PM37% of the busiest hour3 PM47% of the busiest hour4 PM63% of the busiest hour5 PM84% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM79% of the busiest hour8 PM42% of the busiest hour9 PM21% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Tarpon is most seen 7 AM and 6 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Tarpon sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	21%
6 AM	74%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	74%
9 AM	53%
10 AM	42%
11 AM	37%
Noon	32%
1 PM	32%
2 PM	37%
3 PM	47%
4 PM	63%
5 PM	84%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	79%
8 PM	42%
9 PM	21%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	5%

Where to look

Dry Tortugas spots that mention Tarpon

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

Places

SightSouth Coaling DocksSnorkel among Navy pier pilings beside a deep channel.

SightNorth Coaling DocksSwim over the Navy’s old pilings beside a deep, fish-rich channel.

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102 sightingsMasked BoobySula dactylatraMost seen 7–11 AM & 3–6 PMSighting map

65 sightingsBrown BoobySula leucogasterMost seen 9 AM–6 PMSighting map

12 sightingsRed-footed BoobySula sulaMost seen 5–7 PMSighting map

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Where to see Tarpon in Dry Tortugas