I was recently asked the best places to see bears in the United States. The National Parks are some of the most beautiful places in America, and I don’t think there is any better place to see bears than in one of these.
Here are the best National Parks to watch bears.
State and National Park | Black Bear | Grizzly Bear |
Alaska | ||
Denali | X | |
Gates of the Arctic | X | X |
Glacier Bay | X | X |
Katmai | X | X |
Kenai Fjords | X | |
Kobuk Valley | X | X |
Lake ClarkWrangell-St.Elias | X | X |
Arizona | ||
Grand Canyon | X | |
California | ||
Lassen Volcaic | X | |
Redwood | X | |
Sequoia-Kings Canyon | X | |
Yosemite | X | |
Colorado | ||
Mesa Verde | X | |
Rocky Mountain | X | |
Florida | ||
Everglades | X | |
Maine | ||
Acadia | X | |
Minnesota | ||
Voyageurs | X | |
Montana | ||
Glacier | X | X |
Nevada | ||
Great Basin | X | |
Oregon | ||
Crater Lake | X | |
Tennessee | ||
Great Smoky Mountains | X | |
Texas | ||
Big Bend | X | |
Guadalupe Mountains | X | |
Utah | ||
Bryce Canyon | X | |
Canyonlands | X | |
Virginia | ||
Shenandoah | X | |
Washington | ||
Mount Rainier | X | |
North Cascades | X | X |
Olympic | X | |
Wyoming | ||
Grand Teton | X | X |
Yellowstone | X | X |