Where to See Beaver in Yellowstone National Park

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Beaver sightings in Yellowstone

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Where Beaver has been reported, from 54 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 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM70% of the busiest hour6 AM90% of the busiest hour7 AM70% of the busiest hour8 AM45% of the busiest hour9 AM25% of the busiest hour10 AM15% of the busiest hour11 AM10% of the busiest hourNoon10% of the busiest hour1 PM10% of the busiest hour2 PM15% of the busiest hour3 PM25% of the busiest hour4 PM40% of the busiest hour5 PM60% of the busiest hour6 PM85% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM85% of the busiest hour9 PM50% of the busiest hour10 PM20% of the busiest hour11 PM8% of the busiest hour

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

Beaver 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	8%
5 AM	70%
6 AM	90%
7 AM	70%
8 AM	45%
9 AM	25%
10 AM	15%
11 AM	10%
Noon	10%
1 PM	10%
2 PM	15%
3 PM	25%
4 PM	40%
5 PM	60%
6 PM	85%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	85%
9 PM	50%
10 PM	20%
11 PM	8%

Audio tour

Hear about Beaver on the drive.

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

Yellowstone Tour Guide

A Beaver’s Underwater Pantry

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“A beaver pond can have a winter food supply hidden beneath the surface. Beavers push branches into the mud underwater, then retrieve them when ice covers the pond.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Yellowstone Tour Guide.

One more story about Beaver in the app

Teeth That Keep Up with the Work

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Where to look

Yellowstone spots that mention Beaver

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

Places

Picnic areaBeaver Lake Picnic AreaNine tables make this a useful break between Norris and Mammoth.

SightMuseum of the National Park RangerA small log museum traces Yellowstone's ranger profession.

Trails

ModerateBeaver Ponds Trail5.8 mi · 3.5 hrPonds and open meadows in bear country above Mammoth.

ChallengingSepulcher Mountain Trail11.5 mi · 7 hrA strenuous loop earns wide views over Gardiner Basin.

EasyHoward Eaton Trail: Glen Creek to Mammoth Hot Springs4 mi · 2.5 hrDownhill through the Hoodoos into Mammoth’s old spring terraces.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Where to see Beaver in Yellowstone