Where to See Grizzly Bear in Glacier National Park

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Grizzly Bear sightings in Glacier

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Where Grizzly Bear has been reported, from 404 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 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM13% of the busiest hour5 AM89% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM68% of the busiest hour9 AM58% of the busiest hour10 AM47% of the busiest hour11 AM42% of the busiest hourNoon37% of the busiest hour1 PM37% of the busiest hour2 PM42% of the busiest hour3 PM47% of the busiest hour4 PM58% of the busiest hour5 PM68% of the busiest hour6 PM79% of the busiest hour7 PM89% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM89% of the busiest hour10 PM16% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Grizzly Bear is most seen 5–8 AM and 7–10 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Grizzly Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	13%
5 AM	89%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	68%
9 AM	58%
10 AM	47%
11 AM	42%
Noon	37%
1 PM	37%
2 PM	42%
3 PM	47%
4 PM	58%
5 PM	68%
6 PM	79%
7 PM	89%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	89%
10 PM	16%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Grizzly Bear on the drive.

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

Glacier Tour Guide

Which Bear Is That?

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“A brown bear in Glacier isn't necessarily a grizzly. Black bears can be brown or cinnamon, and grizzlies range from pale blond to nearly black. Shape gives you better clues.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Glacier Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Glacier spots that mention Grizzly Bear

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

Places

SightApgar Nature CenterTouch animal pelts and build mountains in a 1929 Apgar cabin.

CampgroundApgar CampgroundSleep in the pines, then walk to Lake McDonald for sunset.

Trails

ModerateIceberg Lake Trail9.6 mi · 6 hrA long valley walk ends at a turquoise lake beneath steep cliffs.

ChallengingPacific Northwest National Scenic Trail: Glacier Section55 mi · 1.7 daysA rugged 55-mile crossing over the Continental Divide to Polebridge.

ChallengingTrout Lake Trail8 mi · 6 hrClimb Howe Ridge for a lake framed by high peaks.

ChallengingWest Lakes Trail21 mi · 12 hrA rugged out-and-back over Howe Ridge to Glacier's remote lakes.

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

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Wildlife

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395 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 5–7 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

506 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

43 sightingsGray WolfCanis lupusMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

44 sightingsWapitiCervus canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map

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Where to see Grizzly Bear in Glacier