Where to See Porcupine in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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Porcupine sightings in Sleeping Bear Dunes

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Where Porcupine has been reported, from 58 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 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM16% of the busiest hour5 AM71% of the busiest hour6 AM87% of the busiest hour7 AM60% of the busiest hour8 AM38% of the busiest hour9 AM27% of the busiest hour10 AM20% of the busiest hour11 AM13% of the busiest hourNoon11% of the busiest hour1 PM13% of the busiest hour2 PM20% of the busiest hour3 PM27% of the busiest hour4 PM43% of the busiest hour5 PM65% of the busiest hour6 PM85% of the busiest hour7 PM96% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM76% of the busiest hour10 PM33% of the busiest hour11 PM13% of the busiest hour

Porcupine is most seen 6 AM and 7–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Porcupine sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	16%
5 AM	71%
6 AM	87%
7 AM	60%
8 AM	38%
9 AM	27%
10 AM	20%
11 AM	13%
Noon	11%
1 PM	13%
2 PM	20%
3 PM	27%
4 PM	43%
5 PM	65%
6 PM	85%
7 PM	96%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	76%
10 PM	33%
11 PM	13%

Audio tour

Hear about Porcupine on the drive.

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

Sleeping Bear Dunes Tour Guide

Pierce Stocking Covered Bridge: The Porcupine Problem

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“Up ahead is Pierce Stocking Covered Bridge at Stop One, an easy pull-off if you'd like a closer look without a hike.”

Plays as you drive near Pierce Stocking Covered Bridge in Parkwolf’s Sleeping Bear Dunes Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Sleeping Bear Dunes spots that mention Porcupine

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

Places

SightPierce Stocking Covered BridgeA historic roadside bridge at the scenic drive's first stop.

Trails

ModerateWindy Moraine Trail1.5 mi · 1 hrA short hill loop for a Glen Lake glimpse and forest stories.

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Sleeping Bear Dunes

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27 sightingsPiping PloverCharadrius melodusMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

70 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 9 AM–3 PMSighting map

56 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

68 sightingsSandhill CraneAntigone canadensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

31 sightingsLoonGavia immerMost seen 8–11 AM & 3–7 PMSighting map

18 sightingsBarred OwlStrix variaMost seen 7–10 PMSighting map

32 sightingsPileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map

53 sightingsTrumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Porcupine in Sleeping Bear Dunes