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Olympic National Park
Bear Canisters
 
Backpacker with bear can

A hiker packs his bear canister in the Olympic high country.

Approved Bear Canisters
How to Pack a Bear Canister

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please do your part to protect yourself, park wildlife and other visitors by properly securing your food.

In many areas, a bear canister is the only good way of securing food.

Bear canisters are required in some areas of the park's wilderness backcountry.

Many people, after using a bear canister for the first time, never go back to hanging food because of the convenience and other benefits of using bear canisters.

 

List of Approved Bear Canisters

These canisters have been approved by the Sierra Interagency Black Bear Group based on testing and success or failure in the field. Last updated May 12, 2009

Approved Canisters
Full approval is given to any container that has passed visual inspection, an impact test, a zoo test and has been successful during three months of field-trials in the summer.

Approved Panniers

  • DeCarteret Aluminum Stock Panniers
  • Berner Bear Box
    303/343-1998
  • Bear Aware Panniers
    www.bear-aware.com

 

Conditionally Approved Canisters
Conditional approval is given to any container that has passed visual inspection, an impact test and a zoo test. Conditionally approved containers are approved for use.

Conditionally Approved Panniers

Steel salvage drums with a security lid may be used until panniers are purchased.

Either type of approval may be revoked due to unexpected problems in the field that lead to either failures, injuries, or resource damage.


 

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Mt. Olympus in winter

Did You Know?
That Mount Olympus receives over 200 inches of precipitation each year and most of that falls as snow? At 7,980 feet, Mount Olympus is the highest peak in Olympic National Park and has the third largest glacial system in the contiguous U.S.
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Last Updated: May 27, 2009 at 17:25 MST