Where to See Orca in Glacier Bay National Park

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Orca sightings in Glacier Bay

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Where Orca has been reported, from 48 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 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM6% of the busiest hour5 AM14% of the busiest hour6 AM29% of the busiest hour7 AM50% of the busiest hour8 AM71% of the busiest hour9 AM86% of the busiest hour10 AM93% of the busiest hour11 AM97% of the busiest hourNoon93% of the busiest hour1 PM86% of the busiest hour2 PM86% of the busiest hour3 PM93% of the busiest hour4 PM97% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM93% of the busiest hour8 PM71% of the busiest hour9 PM40% of the busiest hour10 PM14% of the busiest hour11 PM6% of the busiest hour

Orca is most seen 9 AM–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Orca sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	6%
5 AM	14%
6 AM	29%
7 AM	50%
8 AM	71%
9 AM	86%
10 AM	93%
11 AM	97%
Noon	93%
1 PM	86%
2 PM	86%
3 PM	93%
4 PM	97%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	93%
8 PM	71%
9 PM	40%
10 PM	14%
11 PM	6%

Audio tour

Hear about Orca on the drive.

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

Glacier Bay Tour Guide

Orcas: The Other Whales of Glacier Bay

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“Not all whales in Glacier Bay are humpbacks. You might also spot orcas, and two different types visit these waters.”

Plays as you drive near Glacier Bay Sea Kayaks in Parkwolf’s Glacier Bay Tour Guide.

One more story about Orca in the app

Porpoises on Patrol: Spotting Dall’s vs. Harbor Porpoises

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Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

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16 sighting mapsfor Glacier Bay, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
37 audio storiesplay as you drive Glacier Bay, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Glacier Bay

All 16 sighting maps

98 sightingsHumpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeMost seen 5–10 AM & 3–9 PMSighting map

110 sightingsBrown BearUrsus arctosMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–9 PMSighting map

312 sightingsSea OtterEnhydra lutrisMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 3–6 PMSighting map

106 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

93 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 7 AM–1 PM & 2–8 PMSighting map

85 sightingsTufted PuffinFratercula cirrhataMost seen 7–11 AM & 2–9 PMSighting map

27 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

120 sightingsSteller Sea LionEumetopias jubatusMost seen 8 AM–5 PMSighting map

Where to see Orca in Glacier Bay