Lake Mead sighting maps
525 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 6–9 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
116 sightingsBurroEquus asinusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
18 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8–11 AM & 3–5 PMSighting map
99 sightingsWhite PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosMost seen 7–10 AM & 4 PMSighting map
145 sightingsGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasMost seen 6–9 AM & 6 PMSighting map
106 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 10 AM–5 PMSighting map
27 sightingsOspreyPandion haliaetusMost seen 6–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
66 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 9 AM–3 PMSighting map
22 sightingsGreat Horned OwlBubo virginianusMost seen 5 AM & 7 PMSighting map
11 sightingsPeregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
15 sightingsCommon LoonGavia immerMost seen 6–9 AM & 6 PMSighting map
56 sightingsDesert TortoiseGopherus agassiziiMost seen 7–10 AM & 6 PMSighting map
58 sightingsRelict Leopard FrogLithobates oncaMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
26 sightingsWoodhouse's ToadAnaxyrus woodhousiiMost seen 7–9 PMSighting map
58 sightingsRed-spotted ToadAnaxyrus punctatusMost seen 7–11 PMSighting map
74 sightingsSpeckled RattlesnakeCrotalus pyrrhusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Lake Mead. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lake Mead Tour Guide
Lake Mead, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Lake Mead National Recreation Area. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Lake Mead audio tourRecorded for this place
Hoover Dam: Above and Inside“Up ahead is Hoover Dam, where you can walk across the crest or go inside the structure. For a shorter stop, I'd walk the top and take in the canyon.”
Plays as you drive up to Hoover Dam in the Parkwolf Lake Mead Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Lake That Bent the Ground
- The Woodpecker Among the Thorns
- Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge Walkway
- Kingman Wash Beach and Fortification Hill
- 153 audio storiesacross Lake Mead’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bighorn Sheep, Burro, Bald Eagle, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 42 trails, 70 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

