Bears can be a problem; read this: http://www.mountainnature.com/wildli...ampingtips.htm Also hang your food at least 75 feet from where you'll be. Clean off all food stuff even further away. Also see this: http://www.americanbear.org/awarenes...ng-hiking.html If your going to be in bear country read up as much as you can on the internet as to how to handle and prevent bear intrusions. Most state parks rarely have bears wonder in... raccoon's are a different matter and they very intelligent and can figure out how to get into food containers.