Where to See Elk in Grand Canyon National Park

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Elk sightings in Grand Canyon

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Where Elk has been reported, from 1,891 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 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM84% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM63% of the busiest hour9 AM42% of the busiest hour10 AM32% of the busiest hour11 AM21% of the busiest hourNoon16% of the busiest hour1 PM16% of the busiest hour2 PM21% of the busiest hour3 PM32% of the busiest hour4 PM53% of the busiest hour5 PM79% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM95% of the busiest hour8 PM58% of the busiest hour9 PM26% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Elk is most seen 6–8 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Elk 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	11%
5 AM	84%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	63%
9 AM	42%
10 AM	32%
11 AM	21%
Noon	16%
1 PM	16%
2 PM	21%
3 PM	32%
4 PM	53%
5 PM	79%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	58%
9 PM	26%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Elk on the drive.

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

Grand Canyon Tour Guide

An Elk Grows a New Rack

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“An elk’s antlers are a new set of bones each year. A bull sheds the old pair, then grows another. While they’re developing, the antlers are covered in fuzzy skin called velvet, which carries blood to the growing tissue.”

Plays as you drive near South Entrance Station in Parkwolf’s Grand Canyon Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Grand Canyon spots that mention Elk

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

Places

CampgroundMather CampgroundA pine-shaded base for exploring the South Rim.

CampgroundTrailer Village RV ParkA full-hookup RV base in Grand Canyon's South Rim village.

Grand Canyon ClinicUrgent care and family medicine in South Rim Village.

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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59 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

27 sightingsGray FoxUrocyon cinereoargenteusMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

19 sightingsRingtailBassariscus astutusMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

699 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 5–7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

36 sightingsJavelinaPecari tajacuMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Elk in Grand Canyon