Where to See Bison in Waterton Lakes National Park

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Bison sightings in Waterton Lakes

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Where Bison has been reported, from 83 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 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM4% of the busiest hour5 AM53% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AM84% of the busiest hour8 AM68% of the busiest hour9 AM53% of the busiest hour10 AM42% of the busiest hour11 AM37% of the busiest hourNoon32% of the busiest hour1 PM37% of the busiest hour2 PM47% of the busiest hour3 PM63% of the busiest hour4 PM76% of the busiest hour5 PM86% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM89% of the busiest hour9 PM21% of the busiest hour10 PM6% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Bison is most seen 6 AM and 5–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Bison sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	4%
5 AM	53%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	84%
8 AM	68%
9 AM	53%
10 AM	42%
11 AM	37%
Noon	32%
1 PM	37%
2 PM	47%
3 PM	63%
4 PM	76%
5 PM	86%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	89%
9 PM	21%
10 PM	6%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Bison on the drive.

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

Waterton Lakes Tour Guide

What a Bison’s Dust Bath Leaves Behind

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“At the Bison Paddock, watch for an animal dropping onto its side and rolling in the dirt. That's called wallowing, and the hollow it leaves can have a life of its own.”

Plays as you drive near Bison Paddock in Parkwolf’s Waterton Lakes Tour Guide.

One more story about Bison in the app

Bison Paddock and Overlook

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Where to look

Waterton Lakes spots that mention Bison

Compare with the sightings

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

Places

SightBison PaddockA seasonal bison drive and valley overlook; sightings aren't assured.

Trails

EasyBison Paddock Overlook Trail0.6 km · 15 minA quick paved walk to wide valley views, with bison often below.

ModerateBellevue Prairie Trail7.6 km · 2.5 hrSpring wildflowers brighten the open prairie below Bellevue Hill.

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 Waterton Lakes, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
51 audio storiesplay as you drive Waterton Lakes, wildlife included

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Wildlife

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55 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8–11 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

53 sightingsTrumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

76 sightingsSandhill CraneAntigone canadensisMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

105 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 7 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

36 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map

Where to see Bison in Waterton Lakes