Season · June – August
Summer peaksacross the U.S.
2 places we follow are in their summer window now; 17 more are coming up, soonest first. Dated reports come first, then each place's usual timing in its source's words.
In season now
Reports first, then usual windows
- SEASON · WILDLIFE BY SEASONPatoka River RefugeFrom mid-June through early OctoberIndiana
“from mid-June through early October” · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
- PHASE · WILDLIFE BY SEASONCape May RefugeJune, July, and August is the time when our feathered families are raised and fledged (and 1 more phase)New Jersey
“June, July, and August is the time when our feathered families are raised and fledged” · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Coming up
Soonest first
- SEASON · SYNCHRONOUS FIREFLIESCongaree National ParkAbout two weeks between mid-May and mid-JuneSouth Carolina
“about two weeks between mid-May and mid-June” · National Park Service ↗
- SEASON · SYNCHRONOUS FIREFLIESGreat Smoky MountainsLate May or early JuneTennessee
“late May or early June” · National Park Service ↗
- More wildflowers:Minnesota Valley RefugeCrescent Lake RefugeNecedah RefugeGlacierMingus Mountainand 2 more
- More wildlife by season:Rice Lake RefugeRydell RefugeLoess Bluffs RefugePadre Island National Seashore
Summer by state
Tap a state for its guide with summer open
Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
South Central
West Coast
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