Where to See Snowshoe Hare in Katmai National Park

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Snowshoe Hare sightings in Katmai

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Where Snowshoe Hare has been reported, from 33 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 AM19% of the busiest hour5 AM47% of the busiest hour6 AM84% of the busiest hour7 AM74% of the busiest hour8 AM42% of the busiest hour9 AM21% of the busiest hour10 AM11% of the busiest hour11 AM5% of the busiest hourNoon5% of the busiest hour1 PM5% of the busiest hour2 PM8% of the busiest hour3 PM16% of the busiest hour4 PM32% of the busiest hour5 PM58% of the busiest hour6 PM79% of the busiest hour7 PM95% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM89% of the busiest hour10 PM53% of the busiest hour11 PM21% of the busiest hour

Snowshoe Hare is most seen 7–10 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	5%
1 AM	5%
2 AM	5%
3 AM	8%
4 AM	19%
5 AM	47%
6 AM	84%
7 AM	74%
8 AM	42%
9 AM	21%
10 AM	11%
11 AM	5%
Noon	5%
1 PM	5%
2 PM	8%
3 PM	16%
4 PM	32%
5 PM	58%
6 PM	79%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	89%
10 PM	53%
11 PM	21%

Audio tour

Hear about Snowshoe Hare on the drive.

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

Katmai Tour Guide

The Willow Thicket's 10-Year Cycle

Listen

“The willow thickets along the road host a classic boom-and-bust cycle. It’s a ten-year rhythm between snowshoe hares and their main predator, the Canada lynx. First, the hare population explodes.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Katmai Tour Guide.

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Where to see Snowshoe Hare in Katmai