Where to See Black Bear in Sequoia National Park

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Black Bear sightings in Sequoia

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Where Black Bear has been reported, from 691 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 AM7% of the busiest hour1 AM6% of the busiest hour2 AM4% of the busiest hour3 AM4% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM25% of the busiest hour6 AM53% of the busiest hour7 AM76% of the busiest hour8 AM72% of the busiest hour9 AM63% of the busiest hour10 AM56% of the busiest hour11 AM49% of the busiest hourNoon42% of the busiest hour1 PM39% of the busiest hour2 PM44% of the busiest hour3 PM56% of the busiest hour4 PM72% of the busiest hour5 PM86% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM94% of the busiest hour8 PM67% of the busiest hour9 PM35% of the busiest hour10 PM17% of the busiest hour11 PM10% of the busiest hour

Black Bear is most seen 5–8 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	7%
1 AM	6%
2 AM	4%
3 AM	4%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	25%
6 AM	53%
7 AM	76%
8 AM	72%
9 AM	63%
10 AM	56%
11 AM	49%
Noon	42%
1 PM	39%
2 PM	44%
3 PM	56%
4 PM	72%
5 PM	86%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	94%
8 PM	67%
9 PM	35%
10 PM	17%
11 PM	10%

Audio tour

Hear about Black Bear on the drive.

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

Sequoia Tour Guide

A Bear's Seasonal Menu

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“The name black bear covers quite a range of colors here: black, brown, cinnamon, even blond. All the park's bears belong to that same species. What they're eating changes with the season.”

Plays as you drive near Hospital Rock in Parkwolf’s Sequoia Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Sequoia spots that mention Black Bear

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

Places

Picnic areaWolverton Picnic and Snowplay AreaA meadow picnic spot with winter snowplay when conditions allow.

CampgroundBuckeye Flat CampgroundAn oak-shaded tent campground above the Middle Fork Kaweah.

Trails

ChallengingPacific Crest Trail: Cottonwood Pass to Forester Pass29.3 mi · 1 day29.3-mile high-country PCT route from Cottonwood Pass to Forester Pass

ChallengingAtwell-Hockett Trail21.3 mi · 12 hrA long backcountry climb ends in a broad Sierra meadow.

ModerateBear Hill Trail1.7 mi · 1.5 hrA steep first climb leads through giant sequoias to Hanging Rock.

ChallengingRedwood Meadow via Middle Fork Trail26 mi · 17 hrA remote sequoia grove at the end of a long canyon hike.

EasyWolverton Meadow Loop2.8 mi · 1.5 hrAn easy wetland loop for streams, seasonal flowers and wildlife.

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Wildlife

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17 sightingsMountain LionPuma concolorMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

18 sightingsBobcatLynx rufusMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

24 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

15 sightingsGolden EagleAquila chrysaetosMost seen 10 AM–3 PMSighting map

20 sightingsSpotted OwlStrix occidentalisMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

10 sightingsGreat Horned OwlBubo virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map

57 sightingsRattlesnakeCrotalus oreganus oreganusMost seen 6–8 PMSighting map

47 sightingsGolden TroutOncorhynchus aguabonitaMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Black Bear in Sequoia