Where to See Snowshoe Hare in Isle Royale National Park

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Snowshoe Hare sightings in Isle Royale

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Where Snowshoe Hare has been reported, from 98 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 AM10% of the busiest hour1 AM5% of the busiest hour2 AM5% of the busiest hour3 AM8% of the busiest hour4 AM35% of the busiest hour5 AM85% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM70% of the busiest hour8 AM40% of the busiest hour9 AM25% of the busiest hour10 AM15% of the busiest hour11 AM10% of the busiest hourNoon8% of the busiest hour1 PM8% of the busiest hour2 PM12% of the busiest hour3 PM20% of the busiest hour4 PM35% of the busiest hour5 PM55% of the busiest hour6 PM80% of the busiest hour7 PM95% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM75% of the busiest hour10 PM45% of the busiest hour11 PM25% of the busiest hour

Snowshoe Hare is most seen 5–7 AM and 7–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Snowshoe Hare sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	10%
1 AM	5%
2 AM	5%
3 AM	8%
4 AM	35%
5 AM	85%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	70%
8 AM	40%
9 AM	25%
10 AM	15%
11 AM	10%
Noon	8%
1 PM	8%
2 PM	12%
3 PM	20%
4 PM	35%
5 PM	55%
6 PM	80%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	75%
10 PM	45%
11 PM	25%

Audio tour

Hear about Snowshoe Hare 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 Coat Set by Daylight

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“A brown hare in the summer woods is wearing its seasonal camouflage. Isle Royale's snowshoe hares grow an almost white coat for winter, then shed it for brown again in spring. Changes in day length trigger that switch.”

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

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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
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

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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

Where to see Snowshoe Hare in Isle Royale