Are bear cans required in Yosemite?
Are bear cans required in Yosemite? Bear resistant food containers (bear canisters) are required for overnight hikers throughout the Wilderness (counterbalance food hangs are no longer legal). In Yosemite and the southern Sierra, bear canisters are the only effective and proven method of preventing bears from getting human food.
Do I need a bear canister for a day hike in Yosemite?
Food storage canisters are required in parts of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Inyo, Sierra and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests, and in all of Yosemite, Desolation Wilderness, Lassen Volcanic National Parks and are necessary in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
Do Yellowstone campgrounds have bear boxes?
As of January 2023, the park has installed bear-proof food storage boxes in 1,346 (70%) of 1,914 roadside campground campsites and 40 (14%) of the parks 297 backcountry campsites.