UNITED STATES — Wildlife Hotspots

Arches National Park

Grand County, United States

+61 birds+29 mammals

Towering fins of rust-red Entrada sandstone pierce the Colorado Plateau like the ribs of some ancient leviathan, creating a landscape […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Big Bend National Park

Brewster County, United States

+121 birds+29 mammals

Where the Rio Grande carves a serpentine boundary between Texas and Mexico, the Chisos Mountains rise abruptly from desert scrubland […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Montrose County, United States

+103 birds+23 mammals

Where granite walls plunge nearly 2,000 feet to meet the Gunnison River’s relentless current, some of North America’s steepest and […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Wayne County, United States

+62 birds+19 mammals

Where the Colorado River carves through rust-red sandstone, a labyrinth of mesas, buttes, and deep canyons rises across southeastern Utah’s […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Garfield County, United States

+76 birds+25 mammals

Where the Waterpocket Fold rises like a ancient spine across Utah’s high desert, sculpted sandstone cliffs blaze in shades of […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Eddy County, United States

+131 birds+27 mammals

Where limestone towers pierce the New Mexico desert, an underground realm rivals the grandeur of any above-ground landscape. Spanning 518 […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Crater Lake National Park

Klamath County, United States

+78 birds+21 mammals

Where the Cascade Range’s volcanic heart fractured 7,700 years ago, a mirror of impossible blue now reflects alpine wilderness at […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Death Valley National Park

Inyo County, United States

+130 birds+29 mammals

Where scorched salt flats stretch beneath some of Earth’s most punishing skies, a landscape of extremes unfolds across 30,012 square […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Denali National Park

Denali Borough, United States

+102 birds+22 mammals

Where subarctic wilderness sprawls across nearly 31,000 square kilometres of interior Alaska, six million acres of raw, untrammelled landscape define […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Everglades National Park

Monroe County, United States

+123 birds+27 mammals

Where sawgrass prairie stretches endlessly beneath subtropical skies, a vast wetland wilderness pulses with primordial energy. Spanning over 13,000 square […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Gates of the Arctic National Park

Unorganized Borough, United States

+18 birds+9 mammals

Granite peaks rise abruptly from boreal forest in Alaska’s remote Brooks Range, where two mountains—Frigid Crags and Boreal Mountain—frame a […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Glacier Bay National Park

Unorganized Borough, United States

+12 birds+19 mammals

Tidewater glaciers calve thunderous bergs into pristine fjords where the Alaskan wilderness reaches its most dramatic expression. Spanning 26,400 square […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Grand Teton National Park

Teton County, United States

+123 birds+30 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Wyoming sky, a landscape of raw geological drama unfolds across 2,550 square kilometers of pristine […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Great Basin National Park

White Pine County, United States

+12 birds+29 mammals

Where ancient bristlecone pines cling to limestone peaks and desert basins stretch beneath star-filled skies, one of North America’s most […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Saguache County, United States

+91 birds

Where the Rocky Mountain front meets the San Luis Valley, towering walls of sand rise improbably from the Colorado high […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Sevier County, United States

+122 birds+30 mammals

Where ancient mountains meet temperate rainforest, a landscape of astonishing biological richness unfolds across 4,212 square kilometers of protected wilderness. […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Hawaiʻi County, United States

+40 birds+2 mammals

Where the Earth’s molten heart breaks through the Pacific crust, two of the world’s most active volcanoes continue their ancient […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Indiana Dunes National Park

Porter, United States

+12 birds+29 mammals

Where Lake Michigan’s shoreline surrenders to towering sand formations, a landscape of extraordinary contrasts emerges across nearly 920 square kilometres […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

Riverside County, United States

+123 birds+29 mammals

Where two vast deserts collide, twisted rock formations pierce a sky of startling clarity. Spanning over 5,600 square kilometres of […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Katmai National Park

Lake and Peninsula Borough, United States

+12 birds+20 mammals

Where volcanic peaks pierce through coastal mist and salmon-choked rivers carve through pristine wilderness, one of North America’s most dynamic […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Peninsula Borough, United States

+27 birds

Where tidewater glaciers calve into emerald waters and temperate rainforest cloaks the coastal mountains, one of Alaska’s most dramatic wilderness […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Kings Canyon National Park

Fresno County, United States

+89 birds+23 mammals

Where granite gorges plunge nearly 4,000 feet into earth sculpted by ancient glaciers, Kings Canyon reveals the Sierra Nevada’s most […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Shasta County, United States

+114 birds+25 mammals

Steaming vents pierce a landscape sculpted by volcanic fury, where obsidian flows meet alpine meadows across nearly 550 square kilometers […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

Edmonson County, United States

+12 birds+20 mammals

Where limestone ridges fold beneath verdant forest canopy, one of North America’s most extraordinary subterranean realms opens beneath your feet. […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Mesa Verde National Park

Montezuma County, United States

+12 birds+25 mammals

Where Colorado’s high desert plateaus rise above 2,000 metres, an intricate mosaic of piñon-juniper woodlands blankets the iconic mesa landscape. […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Mount Rainier National Park

Pierce County, United States

+105 birds+27 mammals

Where volcanic slopes rise dramatically from temperate rainforest to alpine tundra, a landscape of raw geological power unfolds across 1,322 […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

New River Gorge National Park

Fayette County, United States

+118 birds+23 mammals

Where sandstone cliffs plunge nearly 900 feet into a churning ribbon of whitewater, one of North America’s most dramatic river […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Olympic National Park

Jefferson County, United States

+122 birds+29 mammals

Where temperate rainforest meets alpine meadow and windswept coastline, a remarkable wilderness unfolds across Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. This 10,765-square-kilometre sanctuary […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Pinnacles National Park

San Benito County, United States

+120 birds+30 mammals

Jagged volcanic spires thrust skyward across this 222-square-kilometre preserve in California’s Coast Ranges, their rust-coloured stone sculpted by millions of […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Redwood National Park

Humboldt County, United States

+126 birds+29 mammals

Where ancient titans pierce the California fog, the tallest trees on Earth create a primordial landscape unlike anywhere else. Spanning […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Larimer County, United States

+121 birds+31 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Colorado sky above 12,000 feet, alpine tundra sprawls across windswept plateaus alongside dense subalpine forests […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Saguaro National Park

Tucson, United States

+126 birds+28 mammals

Towering sentinels of the Sonoran Desert rise across nearly two thousand square kilometers of Arizona’s most iconic terrain. These magnificent […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Saguaro National Park – Rincon Mountain District

Pima County, United States

+131 birds+28 mammals

Dawn breaks over slopes where towering saguaro cacti puncture the Sonoran Desert sky like sentinels guarding an ancient realm. This […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Saguaro National Park – Tucson Mountain District

Pima County, United States

+134 birds+26 mammals

Granite peaks rise abruptly from the Sonoran Desert floor, their bajadas cloaked in a forest of colossal saguaro cacti that […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Sequoia National Park

Tulare County, United States

+120 birds+29 mammals

Where ancient forests meet granite peaks, the Sierra Nevada’s western slope unfolds in a cathedral of superlatives. Towering giant sequoias, […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

Protected Landscape

St. Paul Island

Saint Paul, United States

+131 birds+2 mammals

Windswept tundra rolls across this remote Pribilof island, where volcanic basalt cliffs plunge into the Bering Sea and fog rolls […]

VIEW PROTECTED LANDSCAPE

National Park

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Billings County, United States

+92 birds+18 mammals

Where the Little Missouri River carves through the North Dakota badlands, a landscape of rust-colored buttes, golden grasslands, and deep […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Voyageurs National Park

Northwest Saint Louis, United States

+12 birds+16 mammals

Where granite bedrock meets crystalline waters along Minnesota’s Canadian border, an archipelago of pristine lakes fragments the boreal landscape into […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park

Unorganized Borough, United States

+77 birds+19 mammals

Where granite peaks thrust skyward and tidewater glaciers calve into fjords, North America’s largest subpolar wilderness commands absolute attention. Spanning […]

VIEW NATIONAL PARK

National Park