Franconia Notch sighting maps
66 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 6–8 PMSighting map
38 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 5–7 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
19 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 6–8 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
19 sightingsGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
13 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 10 AM–5 PMSighting map
23 sightingsRavenCorvus coraxMost seen 8 AM–5 PMSighting map
12 sightingsBarred OwlStrix variaMost seen 5 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
14 sightingsHairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusMost seen 7 AM–12 PMSighting map
31 sightingsMartenMartes americanaMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
17 sightingsPorcupineErethizon dorsatumMost seen 6–8 PMSighting map
15 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map
39 sightingsSpruce GrouseCanachites canadensisMost seen 6–9 AMSighting map
40 sightingsSnowshoe HareLepus americanusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
22 sightingsRuffed GrouseBonasa umbellusMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
10 sightingsNorthern FlickerColaptes auratusMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map
13 sightingsYellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusMost seen 7–10 AM & 5 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Franconia Notch. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Franconia Notch Tour Guide
Franconia Notch, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Franconia Notch State 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 Franconia Notch audio tourRecorded for this place
Flume Gorge and the Full Loop“You're coming up on the entrance to Flume Gorge, where boardwalks take you between high granite walls beside rushing water. I'd stop if you have about an hour and a half to two hours for the full two-mile circuit.”
Plays as you drive up to Flume Gorge in the Parkwolf Franconia Notch Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Mount Liberty via Liberty Spring Trail
- Mount Pemigewasset and the Indian Head Profile
- The Storm That Changed the Flume
- The Rock Missing from the Flume
- 32 audio storiesacross Franconia Notch’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Black Bear, Moose, Wild Turkey, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 29 trails, 33 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

