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Sierra Nevada Bear Boxes
All Boxes in All Regions

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear Boxes in Ansel Adams Wilderness (formerly Minaret Wilderness)
    WARNING! "XX" in 1 waypoint names below means those unverified coordinates are approximate!
    Please let me know if you can help verify that these boxes exist and precisely locate them.
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Shadow Lake 8800 AA01XX a steel cable, may not exist
    Agnew Meadows Campground 8300 AA02 over 20 large boxes
    Reds Meadow Campground 7700 AA03 3 standard boxes

    Bear Boxes in Big Arroyo
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin 9500 BA01 a large box
    Little Five Lakes 10500 BA02 a large gray box
    Lower Big Five Lake 9900 BA03 a standard box
    Lower Lost Canyon 9600 BA04 a standard box
    Moraine Lake 9300 BA05 a large box

    Bear Boxes in Big Pine Creek Drainage
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    North and South Fork Trailhead 7800 BP01 1 standard box
    Upper Backpacker Parking Lot 7700 BP02 2 standard boxes
    Lower Backpacker Parking Lot 7700 BP03 4 standard boxes

    Bear Boxes in Bubbs Creek, Southern Rae Lakes Loop
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Bubbs Creek at Sphinx Creek 6300 BC01 a standard box
    Sphinx Creek at Bubbs Creek 6200 BC02 a standard box
    Charlotte Creek 7300 BC03 a standard box
    Lower Junction Meadow Bubbs Ck 8100 BC04 a standard box
    Junction Meadow East Creek 8200 BC05 a standard box
    Lower Vidette Meadow 9500 BC06 a standard box
    Middle Vidette Meadow 9500 BC07 a standard box
    Upper Vidette Meadow 10000 BC08 a standard box
    Center Basin Junction 10500 BC09 a standard box
    East Lake North Outlet 9500 BC10 a standard box
    East Lake South Inlet 9500 BC11 a standard box

    Bear Boxes in Cedar Grove Area
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Frypan Meadow 7700 CG01 a standard box
    Tent Meadow 7840 CG02 a standard box
    Copper Ck Jct Road's End 5000 CG03 four large boxes
    Day Use Lot, Road's End 5000 CG04 two large boxes
    East Horse Lot at Road's End 5000 CG05 one large box
    West Horse Lot at Road's End 5000 CG06 two large boxes
    Hotel Creek Trailhead 4700 CG07 one large box

    Bear Boxes in Courtright Reservoir
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Cliff Lake Trailhead 8400 CR01 4 standard boxes
    Maxson Trailhead 8100 CR02 8 standard boxes

    Bear Boxes in High Sierra Trail
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Crescent Meadow 6700 HS01 3 standard boxes
    Mehrten Creek 7600 HS02 a standard box
    Ninemile Creek 7500 HS03 a standard box
    Buck Creek 7300 HS04 a standard box
    Bearpaw Meadow West 7700 HS05 a standard box
    Bearpaw Meadow South 7600 HS06 a standard box
    Bearpaw Meadow East 7700 HS07 a standard box
    Bearpaw Meadow North 7700 HS08 a standard box
    Upper Hamilton Lake #1 8300 HS09 a standard box
    Upper Hamilton Lake #2 8200 HS10 a standard box
    Upper Hamilton Lake #3 8200 HS11 a large box

    Bear Boxes in Hockett Plateau
    WARNING! "XX" in 2 waypoint names below means those unverified coordinates are approximate!
    Please let me know if you can help verify that these boxes exist and precisely locate them.
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Horse Creek Cable 8600 HP01 a steel cable, still there as of 2001
    Hockett Meadow Ranger Station 8500 HP02 a standard box
    Hockett Meadow Stockade 8500 HP03 a standard box
    Upper Camp - may not be near here 8600 HP04XX an unknown type, may not exist
    Hidden Camp / Sand Meadow 8500 HP05XX an unknown type, may not exist
    South Fork Meadow 8500 HP06 a standard box
    Rock Camp NW 8600 HP07 a standard box
    Rock Camp SE 8600 HP08 a standard box
    Hidden Falls Campground 6000 HP09 6 large boxes with no latches
    Dillonwood Grove Entrance 5700 HP10 1 large box
    South Fork Ranger Station 3600 HP11 2 large boxes

    Bear Boxes in Horseshoe Meadow
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Cottonwood Pass Trailhead 9900 HM01 4 standard boxes
    New Army Pass Trailhead 10000 HM02 2 standard boxes and 3 large boxes

    Bear Boxes in Kearsarge Area, Eastern Rae Lakes Loop
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Charlotte Lake 10400 KA01 2 standard boxes
    Lower Kearsarge Lake 10800 KA02 a standard box
    Main Kearsarge Lake 10900 KA03 a standard box
    Upper Kearsarge Lake #1 10900 KA04 a standard box
    Upper Kearsarge Lake #2 10900 KA05 a large box
    Onion Valley Trailhead 10900 KA06 4 standard boxes

    Bear Boxes in Kern Canyon
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Lower Funston Meadow 6500 KC01 2 large boxes
    Upper Funston Meadow #1 6700 KC02 a standard box
    Upper Funston Meadow #2 6700 KC03 a standard box
    Kern Hot Springs west of trail 6900 KC04 a standard box
    Kern Hot Springs east of trail 6900 KC05 a standard box
    Junction Meadow Kern River 8100 KC06 a standard box

    Bear Boxes in Lake Edison
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Bear Creek Trailhead 7600 LE01 two standard boxes
    Edison Ferry Pickup 7700 LE02 two or more standard boxes

    Bear Boxes in Lodgepole to Tableland
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Emerald Lake West 9200 LT01 a standard box
    Emerald Lake East 9200 LT02 a standard box
    Pear Lake West 9500 LT03 a standard box
    Pear Lake East 9500 LT04 a standard box

    Bear Boxes in Mineral King Area
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Winter Gate 6300 MK01 a standard box
    Hocket Meadow Trailhead 6600 MK02 a standard box
    Mineral King Ranger Station 7500 MK03 3 large boxes
    Sawtooth Pass Trailhead 7800 MK04 2 new boxes and 1 standard box
    Timber Gap Junction 7100 MK05 a standard box
    Pinto Lake 8700 MK06 a large box
    Monarch Lake #1 10400 MK07 a standard box
    Monarch Lake #2 10400 MK08 a standard box
    Franklin Creek 10300 MK09 a standard box
    Franklin Lake Lower 10400 MK10 a standard box
    Franklin Lake Upper 10500 MK11 a standard box

    Bear Boxes in Roaring River
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Roaring River North 7400 RR01 a standard box
    Roaring River Ranger Station 7400 RR02 a standard box
    Roaring River South 7500 RR03 a huge custom box with sliding lid

    Bear Boxes in Rock Creek North
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Hilton Lakes Trailhead 9900 RN01 2 standard boxes
    Mosquito Flat Trailhead 10200 RN02 4 standard boxes

    Bear Boxes in Rock Creek South
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Lower Rock Ck / Pacific Crest Tr 9600 RS01 a standard box
    Rock Creek Lake 10400 RS02 a standard box
    Lower Soldier Lake 10800 RS03 a standard box

    Bear Boxes in Silliman Crest
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Clover Creek South 8400 SC01 a standard box
    Clover Creek North 8400 SC02 a standard box
    Twin Lakes West 9400 SC03 a standard box
    Twin Lakes East 9500 SC04 a standard box
    Ranger Lake East 9200 SC05 a standard box
    Ranger Lake NorthWest 9300 SC06 a standard box
    Lost Lake 9100 SC07 a standard box
    Seville Lake West 8400 SC08 a standard box
    Seville Lake North 8400 SC09 a standard box

    Bear Boxes in South Lake near Bishop
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    South Lake Trailhead 9800 SL01 8 standard boxes
    Tyee Lakes Trailhead 9100 SL02 2 standard boxes

    Bear Boxes in Sugarloaf Valley
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Comanche Meadow 7800 SV01 a standard box
    Sugarloaf Meadow 7200 SV02 a standard box

    Bear Boxes in Tyndall and Crabtree Area
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Tyndall Creek at John Muir Trail 10900 TC01 a standard box
    Tyndall Frog Ponds 11000 TC02 a standard box
    Wallace Creek / John Muir Trail 10400 TC03 a standard box
    Crabtree Ranger Station 10700 TC04 a large box
    Lower Crabtree Meadow 10700 TC05 a standard box

    Bear Boxes in Woods Creek, Northern Rae Lakes Loop
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Lower Paradise West 6600 WC01 a standard box
    Lower Paradise East 6600 WC02 a standard box
    Middle Paradise 6700 WC03 a standard box
    Upper Paradise North 6900 WC04 a standard box
    Upper Paradise South 6900 WC05 a large box
    Woods Crossing North 8500 WC06 a standard box
    Woods Crossing South 8500 WC07 a standard box
    Arrowhead Lake 10300 WC08 a standard box
    Lower Rae Lake 10600 WC09 a standard box
    Middle Rae Lake 10600 WC10 2 standard boxes

    Bear Boxes in Yosemite Park East
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Vogelsang High Sierra Camp 10200 YE01 4 large boxes
    Sunrise High Sierra Camp 9300 YE02 2 large boxes
    Tenaya Lake Sunrise Creek 8200 YE03 10 large boxes
    Snow Flat Trailhead 8200 YE04 10 large boxes
    May Lake High Sierra Camp 8200 YE05 2 large boxes
    Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp 7900 YE06 2 standard boxes
    Cathedral Lakes Trailhead 8600 YE07 10 large boxes
    Lembert Dome Trailhead 8600 YE08 5 large boxes
    Tuolumne Meadows Backpack Camp 8600 YE09 5 or more large boxes
    Tuolumne Meadows Permit Kiosk 8700 YE10 18 large boxes
    Dog Lake Trail Backpacker Lot 8700 YE11 20 large boxes
    Mono Pass Trailhead 9700 YE12 6 large boxes

    Bear Boxes in Yosemite Park West
    WARNING! "XX" in 1 waypoint names below means those unverified coordinates are approximate!
    Please let me know if you can help verify that these boxes exist and precisely locate them.
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Pate Valley Cable 4400 YW01XX a steel cable, may not exist
    Yosemite Creek, Ten Lakes Parking 7500 YW02 10 large boxes south of 120, 4 large boxes north of 120
    Porcupine Flat 8100 YW03 4 large boxes
    Porcupine Creek 8100 YW04 8 large boxes

    Bear Boxes in Yosemite Valley and Merced River
    click on box name for details and written directions elevation waypoint food locker type
    Curry Area Backpacker Campground 4000 YV01 23 large boxes
    Curry Village 4000 YV02 120 standard boxes
    Curry Area Backpacker Parking 4000 YV03 20 large plus 5 standard boxes
    Little Yosemite Valley 6100 YV04 6+ standard boxes
    Merced Lake 7200 YV05 4 standard plus 4 large boxes