[Spruce]

Each park has it's own rules. Alaska, if I recall, not only allows campers to be armed but encourages it as a responsible safety measure.

[CollegeRepublican]

Well that is good to know. It makes sense to be armed anywhere, especially in Alaska, but the Government does not normally make sense or good rules.

[CollegeRepublican]

Protection

Firearms should never be used as an alternative to common-sense approaches to bear encounters. If you are inexperienced with a firearm in emergency situations, you are more likely to be injured by a gun than a bear. It is illegal to carry firearms in some of Alaska's national parks, so check before you go.

http://www.state.ak.us./local/akpages/FISH.GAME/wildlife/geninfo/game/bearfax.htm