Where to See Wolf in Isle Royale National Park

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Wolf sightings in Isle Royale

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Where Wolf has been reported, from 93 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM4% of the busiest hour1 AM3% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM68% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AM63% of the busiest hour8 AM42% of the busiest hour9 AM29% of the busiest hour10 AM21% of the busiest hour11 AM16% of the busiest hourNoon16% of the busiest hour1 PM21% of the busiest hour2 PM26% 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 PM74% of the busiest hour10 PM16% of the busiest hour11 PM8% of the busiest hour

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

Wolf sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	4%
1 AM	3%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	11%
5 AM	68%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	63%
8 AM	42%
9 AM	29%
10 AM	21%
11 AM	16%
Noon	16%
1 PM	21%
2 PM	26%
3 PM	37%
4 PM	47%
5 PM	63%
6 PM	79%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	74%
10 PM	16%
11 PM	8%

Audio tour

Hear about Wolf 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

When Only Two Wolves Remained

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“In twenty eighteen, only two island-born wolves remained here. They were father and daughter as well as half-siblings.”

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 Wolf

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

Places

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

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

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308 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost 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 Wolf in Isle Royale