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The Right Campsite (and what it protects)

  • Is hidden and can’t be seen from the trail (solitude for your group and for fellow visitors)

  • Is not right next to water and always at least a football field away from lakeshores and streams. When in Doubt, Step it Out - take about 100 good steps from lakeshores and streams. (water quality, soils, vegetation, wildlife)

  • Is on a durable surface such as dry grasses, rock, sand, snow (soils & vegetation)

  • Doesn’t get modified by moving rocks, breaking branches or digging trenches (soils & vegetation)

  • Appears unchanged when you leave