Where to See Loon in Isle Royale National Park

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Loon sightings in Isle Royale

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Where Loon has been reported, from 150 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 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM63% of the busiest hour6 AM95% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM89% of the busiest hour9 AM79% of the busiest hour10 AM68% of the busiest hour11 AM58% of the busiest hourNoon53% of the busiest hour1 PM53% of the busiest hour2 PM58% of the busiest hour3 PM63% of the busiest hour4 PM74% of the busiest hour5 PM84% of the busiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PM95% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM53% of the busiest hour10 PM16% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Loon is most seen 6–9 AM and 6–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Loon sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	63%
6 AM	95%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	89%
9 AM	79%
10 AM	68%
11 AM	58%
Noon	53%
1 PM	53%
2 PM	58%
3 PM	63%
4 PM	74%
5 PM	84%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	53%
10 PM	16%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Loon on the drive.

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

Isle Royale Tour Guide

Built for the Dive

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“Watch a loon for a moment before it dives. It may dip its face into the water to look for fish, then slip beneath the surface with barely a ripple. Its feet sit far back on its body, providing powerful thrust underwater.”

Plays as you drive near Greenstone Grill in Parkwolf’s Isle Royale Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Isle Royale spots that mention Loon

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

Places

CampgroundSouth Lake Desor CampgroundBackcountry nights, loon calls, and sunset on Lake Desor.

CampgroundRock Harbor CampgroundA busy harbor base with campsites close to ferries and trailheads.

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 Isle Royale, on the same park map as your route
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17 audio storiesplay as you drive Isle Royale, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Isle Royale

All 16 sighting maps

308 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

93 sightingsWolfCanis lupusMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

77 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 9–11 AM & 2–7 PMSighting map

24 sightingsTrumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

71 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 8 PMSighting map

29 sightingsRiver OtterLontra canadensisMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

25 sightingsOspreyPandion haliaetusMost seen 7–11 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map

29 sightingsSandhill CraneAntigone canadensisMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Loon in Isle Royale