Where to See Wolf in Yellowstone National Park

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Wolf sightings in Yellowstone

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Where Wolf has been reported, from 743 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM5% of the busiest hour4 AM16% of the busiest hour5 AM84% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AM74% of the busiest hour9 AM58% of the busiest hour10 AM42% of the busiest hour11 AM32% of the busiest hourNoon26% of the busiest hour1 PM21% of the busiest hour2 PM26% of the busiest hour3 PM37% of the busiest hour4 PM53% of the busiest hour5 PM79% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PM89% of the busiest hour8 PM63% of the busiest hour9 PM32% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Wolf is most seen 6–8 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Wolf sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	5%
4 AM	16%
5 AM	84%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	74%
9 AM	58%
10 AM	42%
11 AM	32%
Noon	26%
1 PM	21%
2 PM	26%
3 PM	37%
4 PM	53%
5 PM	79%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	89%
8 PM	63%
9 PM	32%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Wolf 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 Careful Return for Wolves

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“Yellowstone's wolf restoration began with a carefully managed wait. In January nineteen ninety-five, fourteen wolves from Canada arrived in the park. They weren't simply turned loose.”

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

2 more about Wolf in the app

Who Answers a Wolf’s Howl
Ravens Follow the Hunt

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Where to look

Yellowstone spots that mention Wolf

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

Places

SightLamar Valley Wildlife WatchingScan open grasslands for bison, wolves, and the northern range.

SightGrizzly & Wolf Discovery CenterMeet grizzlies, wolves and otters, then hear why they live here.

SightHayden Valley Overlook at Yellowstone RiverWide river bends make this a good place to scan for bison.

CampgroundSlough Creek CampgroundA quiet creekside camp for dark skies and a historic trail.

Trails

EasyWolf Lake Trail2.4 mi · 1.5 hrA short waterfall walk through Yellowstone's forest and wet meadows.

EasyOld Faithful to Morning Glory Pool Trail2.7 mi · 2 hrA level geyser walk ends at a spring changed by its visitors.

EasyGrand Prismatic Overlook Trail1.6 mi · 1.5 hrA short climb to see Grand Prismatic from above

EasyLone Star Geyser Trail4.8 mi · 2.5 hrEasy Firehole River walk to a geyser with roughly three-hour eruptions.

ModerateGarnet Hill Loop Trail8.1 mi · 4.5 hrA stagecoach road leads into Elk Creek canyon and river views.

EasyGrebe Lake Trail6.2 mi · 3.5 hrA long, gentle fire road walk to a lakeside turnaround.

ModerateHoward Eaton Trail: Canyon to Ice Lake10.7 mi · 5.5 hrA long one-way traverse past four lakes, meadow, and marsh.

EasyRiverside Ski Trail7.6 mi · 3.5 hrTwo loops, a forest approach, and open Madison River meadows.

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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Wildlife

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713 sightingsGrizzly BearUrsus arctos horribilisMost seen 6–8 AM & 7–10 PMSighting map

5,273 sightingsBisonBison bisonMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

3,258 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

397 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

1,494 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

1,327 sightingsPronghornAntilocapra americanaMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

648 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

1,059 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Wolf in Yellowstone