Pinnacles sighting maps
47 sightingsCalifornia CondorGymnogyps californianusMost seen 11 AM–5 PMSighting map
26 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
19 sightingsChipmunkNeotamias merriamiMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
33 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 11 AM–4 PMSighting map
26 sightingsAcorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMost seen 7–11 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
16 sightingsSteller's JayCyanocitta stelleriMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
21 sightingsQuailCallipepla californicaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
34 sightingsScrub-JayAphelocoma californicaMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
39 sightingsFence LizardSceloporus occidentalisMost seen 10 AM–1 PM & 4 PMSighting map
19 sightingsWhiptail LizardAspidoscelis tigrisMost seen 9 AM–12 PM & 3–5 PMSighting map
11 sightingsCanyon WrenCatherpes mexicanusMost seen 7–11 AM & 5 PMSighting map
82 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map
75 sightingsBobcatLynx rufusMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map
34 sightingsGray FoxUrocyon cinereoargenteusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map
23 sightingsWild BoarSus scrofaSighting map
24 sightingsBrush RabbitSylvilagus bachmaniMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Pinnacles. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Pinnacles Tour Guide
Pinnacles, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Pinnacles National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Bear Gulch Cave and Reservoir0:00 / 0:32
“You're coming up on the Bear Gulch walking area, the starting point for the cave and reservoir. The moderate Moses Spring and Rim Trail loop is about two point two miles; allow an hour and a half to two hours.”
Plays as you drive up to Bear Gulch Reservoir in the Parkwolf Pinnacles Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Bear Gulch to High Peaks
- North Chalone Peak via Bear Gulch
- Peaks View Picnic Stop
- Old Pinnacles and Machete Ridge
- 12 audio storiesacross Pinnacles’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor California Condor, Mule Deer, Chipmunk, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 25 trails, 23 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

