Where to See Brown Bear in Lake Clark National Park

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Brown Bear sightings in Lake Clark

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Where Brown Bear has been reported, from 142 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 AM9% of the busiest hour1 AM7% of the busiest hour2 AM6% of the busiest hour3 AM6% of the busiest hour4 AM9% of the busiest hour5 AM28% of the busiest hour6 AM78% of the busiest hour7 AM94% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM94% of the busiest hour10 AM89% of the busiest hour11 AM83% of the busiest hourNoon67% of the busiest hour1 PM50% of the busiest hour2 PM44% of the busiest hour3 PM50% of the busiest hour4 PM61% of the busiest hour5 PM72% of the busiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM94% of the busiest hour9 PM83% of the busiest hour10 PM44% of the busiest hour11 PM22% of the busiest hour

Brown Bear is most seen 7–11 AM and 6–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Brown Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	9%
1 AM	7%
2 AM	6%
3 AM	6%
4 AM	9%
5 AM	28%
6 AM	78%
7 AM	94%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	94%
10 AM	89%
11 AM	83%
Noon	67%
1 PM	50%
2 PM	44%
3 PM	50%
4 PM	61%
5 PM	72%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	94%
9 PM	83%
10 PM	44%
11 PM	22%

Audio tour

Hear about Brown Bear on the drive.

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

Lake Clark Tour Guide

Bears in the Meadow

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“A brown bear with its head down in a coastal meadow may be grazing. The grasslike plants called sedges are important food here, especially in spring.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Lake Clark Tour Guide.

One more story about Brown Bear in the app

Bears on the Tide Flats

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Where to look

Lake Clark spots that mention Brown Bear

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

Places

LodgingBear Mountain LodgeA remote cabin base for coastal brown-bear viewing.

SightChinitna Bay Bear ViewingWatch coastal bears feed on sedges, clams, and late-summer salmon.

SightSilver Salmon CreekBears move between meadow, creek and beach through the seasons.

LodgingSilver Salmon Creek LodgeFly in for guided bear viewing on the Cook Inlet coast.

LodgingAlaska Homestead LodgeA remote lodge stay pairs coastal bear outings with fresh meals.

LodgingAlaska Bear CampA guided fly-in bear stay with a viewing platform at camp.

Ranger stationChinitna Bay Ranger StationTides shape the beach mile between the station and bear viewing.

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.

3 sighting mapsfor Lake Clark, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
18 audio storiesplay as you drive Lake Clark, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Lake Clark

All 3 sighting maps

11 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8–10 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

13 sightingsCommon MerganserMergus merganserMost seen 7–11 AM & 3–7 PMSighting map

Where to see Brown Bear in Lake Clark