Where to See Black Bear in New River Gorge National Park

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Black Bear sightings in New River Gorge

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Where Black Bear has been reported, from 18 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 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM67% of the busiest hour6 AM94% of the busiest hour7 AM78% of the busiest hour8 AM56% of the busiest hour9 AM44% of the busiest hour10 AM33% of the busiest hour11 AM28% of the busiest hourNoon28% of the busiest hour1 PM33% of the busiest hour2 PM39% of the busiest hour3 PM50% of the busiest hour4 PM61% of the busiest hour5 PM78% of the busiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM83% of the busiest hour9 PM50% of the busiest hour10 PM17% of the busiest hour11 PM6% of the busiest hour

Black Bear is most seen 6 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Black Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	11%
5 AM	67%
6 AM	94%
7 AM	78%
8 AM	56%
9 AM	44%
10 AM	33%
11 AM	28%
Noon	28%
1 PM	33%
2 PM	39%
3 PM	50%
4 PM	61%
5 PM	78%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	83%
9 PM	50%
10 PM	17%
11 PM	6%

Audio tour

Hear about Black Bear on the drive.

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

New River Gorge Tour Guide

A Bear Cub’s Winter Birthday

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“Black bear cubs are born in the middle of winter, while their mother is tucked into her den.”

Plays as you drive near Tug Creek River Access in Parkwolf’s New River Gorge Tour Guide.

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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

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16 sighting mapsfor New River Gorge, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
92 audio storiesplay as you drive New River Gorge, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in New River Gorge

All 16 sighting maps

126 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

25 sightingsPileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusMost seen 6–11 AM & 5 PMSighting map

15 sightingsBarred OwlStrix variaMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

14 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

58 sightingsCopperheadAgkistrodon contortrixMost seen 6–9 PMSighting map

11 sightingsRaccoonProcyon lotorMost seen 6–9 PMSighting map

62 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 11 AM–4 PMSighting map

34 sightingsBlack VultureCoragyps atratusMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map

Where to see Black Bear in New River Gorge