Wilderness food storage

Claims and evidence

Hanging permitted

Items

food
trash
toiletries
scented items

Required

IBC-certified bear-resistant container

Season

April 16 through November 30

Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-04-16 to 2026-11-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-lassen-wilderness

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The 2026 compendium requires approved bear-resistant storage for backcountry food and scented items, prohibits hanging, provides a December 1-April 15 winter exception, and regulates frontcountry food storage.
Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-22T19:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Recorded observations

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The 2026 compendium requires approved bear-resistant storage for backcountry food and scented items, prohibits hanging, provides a December 1-April 15 winter exception, and regulates frontcountry food storage.

Publisher: National Park Service
Observer / attribution: Not recorded
Observed at: Unknown
Retrieved at: 2026-09-22T19:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published record history

wp-20260922-lassen-nps-foundation: ADD — Publish a bounded source-backed Lassen Volcanic National Park planning foundation from current official NPS and linked first-party operational sources.

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Claims and evidence