Where to See Black Bear in Grand Teton National Park

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Black Bear sightings in Grand Teton

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Where Black Bear has been reported, from 585 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 AM5% of the busiest hour1 AM5% of the busiest hour2 AM5% of the busiest hour3 AM6% of the busiest hour4 AM10% of the busiest hour5 AM35% of the busiest hour6 AM85% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM80% of the busiest hour9 AM55% of the busiest hour10 AM35% of the busiest hour11 AM25% of the busiest hourNoon15% of the busiest hour1 PM12% of the busiest hour2 PM12% of the busiest hour3 PM18% of the busiest hour4 PM30% of the busiest hour5 PM50% of the busiest hour6 PM75% of the busiest hour7 PM90% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM60% of the busiest hour10 PM25% of the busiest hour11 PM10% of the busiest hour

Black Bear is most seen 6–8 AM and 7–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Black Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	5%
1 AM	5%
2 AM	5%
3 AM	6%
4 AM	10%
5 AM	35%
6 AM	85%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	80%
9 AM	55%
10 AM	35%
11 AM	25%
Noon	15%
1 PM	12%
2 PM	12%
3 PM	18%
4 PM	30%
5 PM	50%
6 PM	75%
7 PM	90%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	60%
10 PM	25%
11 PM	10%

Audio tour

Hear about Black Bear on the drive.

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

Grand Teton Tour Guide

Berries Before the Den

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“Hawthorn berries help explain why black bears spend time along Moose-Wilson Road in fall. The bushes here provide a seasonal food source just when bears are trying to put on weight.”

Plays as you drive near White Grass Dude Ranch in Parkwolf’s Grand Teton Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Grand Teton spots that mention Black Bear

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

Places

SightBlacktail Ponds OverlookPatient scanning may pay off with moose or elk.

SightHolly LakeA high alpine lake at the end of a long, strenuous day.

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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16 sighting mapsfor Grand Teton, on the same park map as your route
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118 audio storiesplay as you drive Grand Teton, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Grand Teton

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172 sightingsGrizzly BearUrsus arctos horribilisMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

195 sightingsBrown BearUrsus arctosMost seen 6–8 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

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

1,816 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

614 sightingsBisonBison bisonMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

738 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

52 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

416 sightingsPronghornAntilocapra americanaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Black Bear in Grand Teton