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Clickable Map of Sierra Nevada Bear Boxes

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
CORRECTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED! contact Steve Eckert.
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For bear box data, including maps and location instructions, you can jump to:
  • the main Bear Box Page or a clickable Bear Boxes Map
  • click on a sorted list of 141 bear boxes or short list of 25 box regions
    Click on the map labels or scroll down for a list of bear box regions.

    Bear Box Regions - click on a text box!
    Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.

    AA - Ansel Adams Wilderness (formerly Minaret Wilderness) BA - Big Arroyo BC - Bubbs Creek, Southern Rae Lakes Loop BP - Big Pine Creek Drainage CG - Cedar Grove Area CR - Courtright Reservoir HM - Horseshoe Meadow HP - Hockett Plateau HS - High Sierra Trail KA - Kearsarge Area, Eastern Rae Lakes Loop KC - Kern Canyon LE - Lake Edison LT - Lodgepole to Tableland MK - Mineral King Area RN - Rock Creek North RR - Roaring River RS - Rock Creek South SC - Silliman Crest SL - South Lake near Bishop SV - Sugarloaf Valley TC - Tyndall and Crabtree Area WC - Woods Creek, Northern Rae Lakes Loop YE - Yosemite Park East YV - Yosemite Valley and Merced River YW - Yosemite Park West

    Click on the map labels above, or the list of regions below

    Regional links below will lead to box details and GPS data, plus topo and Google maps.

    click for full detailsclick for map view
    Region AA Ansel Adams Wilderness (formerly Minaret Wilderness) 3 boxes
    (1 unverified)     		Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region BA Big Arroyo 5 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region BP Big Pine Creek Drainage 3 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region BC Bubbs Creek, Southern Rae Lakes Loop 11 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region CG Cedar Grove Area 7 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region CR Courtright Reservoir 2 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region HS High Sierra Trail 11 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region HP Hockett Plateau 11 boxes
    (2 unverified)     		Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region HM Horseshoe Meadow 2 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region KA Kearsarge Area, Eastern Rae Lakes Loop 6 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region KC Kern Canyon 6 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region LE Lake Edison 2 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region LT Lodgepole to Tableland 4 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region MK Mineral King Area 11 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region RR Roaring River 3 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region RN Rock Creek North 2 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region RS Rock Creek South 3 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region SC Silliman Crest 9 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region SL South Lake near Bishop 2 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region SV Sugarloaf Valley 2 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region TC Tyndall and Crabtree Area 5 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region WC Woods Creek, Northern Rae Lakes Loop 10 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region YE Yosemite Park East 12 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region YW Yosemite Park West 4 boxes
    (1 unverified)     		Google Maps or Google Earth
    Region YV Yosemite Valley and Merced River 5 boxes Google Maps or Google Earth