Where to See Snowshoe Hare in Olympic National Park

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Snowshoe Hare sightings in Olympic

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Where Snowshoe Hare has been reported, from 216 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 AM5% of the busiest hour1 AM5% of the busiest hour2 AM5% of the busiest hour3 AM8% of the busiest hour4 AM21% of the busiest hour5 AM89% of the busiest hour6 AM95% of the busiest hour7 AM74% of the busiest hour8 AM42% of the busiest hour9 AM32% of the busiest hour10 AM21% of the busiest hour11 AM16% of the busiest hourNoon16% of the busiest hour1 PM16% of the busiest hour2 PM21% of the busiest hour3 PM26% of the busiest hour4 PM37% of the busiest hour5 PM58% of the busiest hour6 PM79% of the busiest hour7 PM95% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM74% of the busiest hour10 PM32% of the busiest hour11 PM11% of the busiest hour

Snowshoe Hare is most seen 5–7 AM and 7–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Snowshoe Hare sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	5%
1 AM	5%
2 AM	5%
3 AM	8%
4 AM	21%
5 AM	89%
6 AM	95%
7 AM	74%
8 AM	42%
9 AM	32%
10 AM	21%
11 AM	16%
Noon	16%
1 PM	16%
2 PM	21%
3 PM	26%
4 PM	37%
5 PM	58%
6 PM	79%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	74%
10 PM	32%
11 PM	11%

Audio tour

Hear about Snowshoe Hare 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 Hare That Stays Brown

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“Many snowshoe hares turn white for winter. Olympic's hares keep their brown coats. Their name comes from their oversized hind feet, which spread their weight across snow and let them stay active through winter.”

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

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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 Snowshoe Hare in Olympic