Usually, four to six young are born per litter. Their tracks show four toes on the front foot and five on the hind foot. Clear tracks may sometimes be found along river edges, where the animals come down to drink. Gray squirrels are not as common in campgrounds as Douglas' squirrels and chipmunks. Gray squirrel front track in sand.
Front track shows four toes.
Gray squirrel hind track in sand. Hind track shows five toes. Gray squirrrel trail pattern. Hind feet land ahead of front feet. Tracks will be in groups of four.