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 |
