Where to See Orca in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Orca sightings in Kenai Fjords

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Where Orca has been reported, from 31 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 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM11% of the busiest hour6 AM26% of the busiest hour7 AM47% of the busiest hour8 AM68% of the busiest hour9 AM84% of the busiest hour10 AM95% of the busiest hour11 AMBusiest hourNoonBusiest hour1 PMBusiest hour2 PM95% of the busiest hour3 PM89% of the busiest hour4 PM84% of the busiest hour5 PM79% of the busiest hour6 PM63% of the busiest hour7 PM47% of the busiest hour8 PM26% of the busiest hour9 PM11% of the busiest hour10 PM5% of the busiest hour11 PM3% of the busiest hour

Orca is most seen 10 AM–4 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Orca 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	5%
5 AM	11%
6 AM	26%
7 AM	47%
8 AM	68%
9 AM	84%
10 AM	95%
11 AM	100%
Noon	100%
1 PM	100%
2 PM	95%
3 PM	89%
4 PM	84%
5 PM	79%
6 PM	63%
7 PM	47%
8 PM	26%
9 PM	11%
10 PM	5%
11 PM	3%

Audio tour

Hear about Orca on the drive.

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

Kenai Fjords Tour Guide

An Orca Family’s Voice

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“An orca pod can have a recognizable family voice. Resident orcas, the fish-eating type found in these waters, live in close family groups built around mothers and their descendants.”

Plays as you drive near Exit Glacier Roadside Viewpoint in Parkwolf’s Kenai Fjords Tour Guide.

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16 sighting mapsfor Kenai Fjords, on the same park map as your route
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Wildlife

More wildlife in Kenai Fjords

All 16 sighting maps

47 sightingsHumpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeMost seen 9 AM–5 PMSighting map

42 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 7 AM & 5–9 PMSighting map

41 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map

225 sightingsSea OtterEnhydra lutrisMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map

59 sightingsHorned PuffinFratercula corniculataMost seen 9 AM–6 PMSighting map

33 sightingsTufted PuffinFratercula cirrhataMost seen 9 AM–5 PMSighting map

27 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8 AM–5 PMSighting map

55 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Orca in Kenai Fjords