Wildlife in Blackwater Falls State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Blackwater Falls right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Blackwater Falls
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
182 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
112 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
100 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
89 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
86 observations · iNaturalist
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
64 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
58 observations
tawny cottongrass
Eriophorum virginicum
56 observations · iNaturalist
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
55 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
54 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
50 observations
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
48 observations · iNaturalist
salmon pinkgill
Entoloma quadratum
39 observations · iNaturalist
bigtooth aspen
Populus grandidentata
38 observations
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
38 observations · iNaturalist
red spruce
Picea rubens
37 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
37 observations
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
35 observations · iNaturalist
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
34 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
34 observations
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
33 observations · iNaturalist
stag's-horn clubmoss
Lycopodium clavatum
33 observations · iNaturalist
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
30 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
30 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
29 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
29 observations
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
29 observations · iNaturalist
American Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
29 observations
Mountain Winterberry
Ilex montana
28 observations · iNaturalist
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
28 observations · iNaturalist
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