Where to See Moose in Isle Royale National Park

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Moose sightings in Isle Royale

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Where Moose has been reported, from 308 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 AM8% of the busiest hour4 AM21% of the busiest hour5 AM79% of the busiest hour6 AM95% of the busiest hour7 AM74% of the busiest hour8 AM58% of the busiest hour9 AM47% of the busiest hour10 AM37% of the busiest hour11 AM32% of the busiest hourNoon26% of the busiest hour1 PM26% of the busiest hour2 PM32% of the busiest hour3 PM37% of the busiest hour4 PM47% of the busiest hour5 PM63% of the busiest hour6 PM79% of the busiest hour7 PM95% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM84% of the busiest hour10 PM42% of the busiest hour11 PM16% of the busiest hour

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

Moose 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	8%
4 AM	21%
5 AM	79%
6 AM	95%
7 AM	74%
8 AM	58%
9 AM	47%
10 AM	37%
11 AM	32%
Noon	26%
1 PM	26%
2 PM	32%
3 PM	37%
4 PM	47%
5 PM	63%
6 PM	79%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	84%
10 PM	42%
11 PM	16%

Audio tour

Hear about Moose 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

A Moose's Underwater Lunch

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“If you spot a moose with its head underwater, it may be having lunch. In summer, moose feed on aquatic plants in inland lakes and beaver ponds.”

Plays as you drive near Washington Creek Campground in Parkwolf’s Isle Royale Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Isle Royale spots that mention Moose

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

Places

SightBangsund CabinA fishery cabin opens onto Isle Royale’s wolf-and-moose story.

CampgroundWashington Creek CampgroundCreekside shelters, with moose sometimes feeding nearby.

SightSuzy's CaveA 4,000-year-old sea arch worth the rocky trail detour.

Trails

ChallengingHuginnin Cove Loop9.4 mi · 6 hrRugged Windigo loop to a Lake Superior cove and old mine remains.

ModerateLookout Louise Trail2 mi · 1.3 hrA rocky climb past Monument Rock opens over Duncan Bay.

ModerateSuzy’s Cave Loop3.8 mi · 3.5 hrA rocky shoreline loop to Isle Royale’s inland sea arch.

EasyPassage Island Trail1.6 mi · 1 hrA short island walk to Isle Royale’s 1882 lighthouse.

ChallengingMinong Ridge Overlook Trail6 mi · 4 hrA rocky ridge opens onto Pie Island and the Canadian shore.

ModerateEast Huginnin Cove Trail3.3 mi · 2.5 hrMine ruins, rocky bluffs, and a cove at Lake Superior’s edge.

ModerateWest Huginnin Cove Trail6.2 mi · 4 hrA ridge walk to a rocky cove on Lake Superior.

EasyWashington Creek Trail2.8 mi · 1.5 hrHarbor views lead to a wooded creek and its narrow bridge.

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

Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

Every sighting map, in your pocket.

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

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Isle Royale

All 16 sighting maps

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

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

150 sightingsLoonGavia immerMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–9 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 Moose in Isle Royale