Where to See Coyote in Rocky Mountain National Park

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Coyote sightings in Rocky Mountain

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Where Coyote has been reported, from 181 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 AM12% of the busiest hour1 AM8% of the busiest hour2 AM6% of the busiest hour3 AM6% of the busiest hour4 AM12% of the busiest hour5 AM41% of the busiest hour6 AM82% of the busiest hour7 AM76% of the busiest hour8 AM65% of the busiest hour9 AM59% of the busiest hour10 AM53% of the busiest hour11 AM47% of the busiest hourNoon47% of the busiest hour1 PM53% of the busiest hour2 PM59% of the busiest hour3 PM65% of the busiest hour4 PM71% of the busiest hour5 PM88% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM82% of the busiest hour8 PM59% of the busiest hour9 PM41% of the busiest hour10 PM24% of the busiest hour11 PM18% of the busiest hour

Coyote is most seen 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Coyote sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	12%
1 AM	8%
2 AM	6%
3 AM	6%
4 AM	12%
5 AM	41%
6 AM	82%
7 AM	76%
8 AM	65%
9 AM	59%
10 AM	53%
11 AM	47%
Noon	47%
1 PM	53%
2 PM	59%
3 PM	65%
4 PM	71%
5 PM	88%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	82%
8 PM	59%
9 PM	41%
10 PM	24%
11 PM	18%

Audio tour

Hear about Coyote on the drive.

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

Rocky Mountain Tour Guide

Watch for the Coyote's Pounce

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“If you spot a coyote in a meadow, watch how it hunts. For small prey, it can spring into the air and come down in a pounce.”

Plays as you drive near Tuxedo Park Picnic Area in Parkwolf’s Rocky Mountain Tour Guide.

One more story about Coyote in the app

Coyote Valley: A Riverside Picnic

4.7 from 8,600+ ratings

Where to look

Rocky Mountain spots that mention Coyote

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

Places

Picnic areaCoyote Valley Picnic AreaA riverside picnic with views of the Never Summer Mountains.

SightSheep LakesScan the valley for moose, sheep and elk from the roadside.

Picnic areaHarbison Meadows Picnic AreaSheltered picnic tables, a meadow view, and a ranching story.

Picnic areaBeaver Ponds Picnic AreaA picnic beside two ponds, with a stairway down to the water.

Trails

EasyCoyote Valley Nature Trail1 mi · 54 minA level river walk with open valley views and grazing elk.

ModerateColorado River Trail to Lulu City7.4 mi · 3.5 hrFollow the old wagon road to a flowered mining-town site.

ModerateLittle Yellowstone Canyon Trail10.8 mi · 5.5 hrRiverside meadows give way to a colorful canyon and a steep climb.

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 Rocky Mountain, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
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Wildlife

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19 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

19 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 7–10 AM & 4 PMSighting map

30 sightingsGolden EagleAquila chrysaetosMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map

270 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 10 AM–3 PMSighting map

12 sightingsPronghornAntilocapra americanaMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

13 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

Where to see Coyote in Rocky Mountain