How to use US Wildlife Explorer
Five quick ways to find the wildlife you're after across 4,700+ US national parks, state parks, and wildlife refuges.
Search any animal
Type a species — Bald Eagle, Black Bear, Monarch — to find every park where it has been seen. The fastest way to chase a specific creature.
Find parks near you
See the closest national parks, state parks, and wildlife refuges sorted by distance, plus what is rare in the area right now.
Filter for your trip
Set the season and likelihood filters to answer "what will I actually see in July?" and sort by how likely each species is.
Keep a life list
Mark species seen to build a personal life list that remembers everything you have spotted across every park.
Plan the visit
Every park has directions, hiking trails, and an opt-in photo of what it actually looks like.
How to read the likelihood bar
Each species shows how likely you are to encounter it — Guaranteed, Very Likely, Likely, Unlikely, or Rare — based on real eBird and iNaturalist sightings, adjusted for the park.