Where to See Harbor Seal in Olympic National Park

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Harbor Seal sightings in Olympic

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Where Harbor Seal has been reported, from 34 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 AM6% of the busiest hour1 AM6% of the busiest hour2 AM6% of the busiest hour3 AM9% of the busiest hour4 AM14% of the busiest hour5 AM26% of the busiest hour6 AM47% of the busiest hour7 AM65% of the busiest hour8 AM76% of the busiest hour9 AM88% of the busiest hour10 AM94% of the busiest hour11 AMBusiest hourNoonBusiest hour1 PM96% of the busiest hour2 PM92% of the busiest hour3 PM85% of the busiest hour4 PM80% of the busiest hour5 PM82% of the busiest hour6 PM92% of the busiest hour7 PM87% of the busiest hour8 PM68% of the busiest hour9 PM41% of the busiest hour10 PM21% of the busiest hour11 PM12% of the busiest hour

Harbor Seal is most seen 9 AM–3 PM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Harbor Seal sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	6%
1 AM	6%
2 AM	6%
3 AM	9%
4 AM	14%
5 AM	26%
6 AM	47%
7 AM	65%
8 AM	76%
9 AM	88%
10 AM	94%
11 AM	100%
Noon	100%
1 PM	96%
2 PM	92%
3 PM	85%
4 PM	80%
5 PM	82%
6 PM	92%
7 PM	87%
8 PM	68%
9 PM	41%
10 PM	21%
11 PM	12%

Audio tour

Hear about Harbor Seal on the drive.

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

Olympic Tour Guide

The Seal’s Hidden Oxygen Supply

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“Before a deep dive, a harbor seal breathes out. It can keep going underwater because much of its oxygen supply is stored in its blood and muscles. A muscle protein called myoglobin holds some of that reserve.”

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

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Where to look

Olympic spots that mention Harbor Seal

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

Places

BeachKalaloch BeachWalk a driftwood-strewn shore and watch Pacific surf.

CampgroundKalaloch CampgroundSome sites face the Pacific; others sit among the trees.

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Wildlife

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710 sightingsOlympic MarmotMarmota olympusMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map

30 sightingsHumpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeMost seen 9 AM–12 PM & 5–8 PMSighting map

42 sightingsGrey WhaleEschrichtius robustusMost seen 9 AM–5 PMSighting map

23 sightingsMountain LionPuma concolorMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

71 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

306 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map

15 sightingsSea OtterEnhydra lutrisMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

53 sightingsRiver OtterLontra canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Harbor Seal in Olympic