Where can you see the American Pika?
Some of the best places to see the American Pika in the wild include Crater Lake National Park (United States), Lassen Volcanic National Park (United States) and Kings Canyon National Park (United States) — among 19 wildlife hotspots across the United States and Canada. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Banff National Park
Improvement District No. 9, Canada
+264 birds+33 mammals
Where the Canadian Rockies thrust skyward in a cathedral of limestone and ice, Banff National Park preserves a wilderness of astounding vertical drama. Glacier-carved valleys cradle…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCrater Lake National Park
Klamath County, United States
+174 birds+13 mammals
At 1,949 metres above sea level, a volcanic caldera of impossible clarity holds one of North America's deepest and most pristine alpine lakes, ringed by pumice-and-ash…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGlacier National Park
Glacier, Canada
+162 birds+12 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the clouds above the Columbia River valley, Glacier National Park protects one of the most dramatic mountain wilderness areas in western Canada.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGlacier National Park
United States
+246 birds+39 mammals
Where jagged peaks pierce a subarctic sky and glacial valleys carve through ancient rock, Glacier National Park spans the spine of the Northern Rockies along Montana's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGrand Teton National Park
Teton County, United States
+247 birds+38 mammals
Where the Teton Range tears skyward in a dramatic escarpment above the Snake River valley, nearly 2,550 square kilometers of montane wilderness unfolds across Teton County,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJasper National Park
Improvement District No. 12, Canada
+235 birds+34 mammals
Where the Canadian Rockies rise in dramatic succession across western Alberta, Jasper National Park spans over 11,000 square kilometres of subalpine and alpine terrain, glaciated valleys,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKings Canyon National Park
Fresno County, United States
+186 birds+20 mammals
Where granite peaks fracture the Sierra Nevada skyline and the Kings River has carved one of North America's most dramatic canyons, a landscape of extreme relief…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKootenay National Park
Area G (Forster Creek/Mount Assiniboine), Canada
+181 birds+23 mammals
Where the spine of the Canadian Rockies rises above 3,000 metres, the high alpine realm around Forster Creek and Mount Assiniboine reveals one of the continent's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLassen Volcanic National Park
Shasta County, United States
+239 birds+18 mammals
Volcanic peaks and geothermal upheaval have sculpted 545 square kilometers of Northern California into a landscape where fire and water engage in perpetual dialogue. Lassen Peak…
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