Turns out they don't mix real well. In most US national parks, they only allow dogs within a few hundred feet of roads (no hiking trails!) and you can't leave your dog unattended, even crated.
This appears to be do to the myth that dogs either are generally a nuissance to wildlife (i.e. they cause stress and/or can carry disease) or that they will attract wildlife (read nasty grizzly bears) to you.
What's funny is that Canada doesn't have these rules, so we intend to spend a few more days there.
The upshot is that we'll need to modify our plans a bit in the US. The good news is most of the places we intend to go have good trails in national forests adjacent to the national parks. In general, dogs are allowed on trails in national forests.
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