The Leave No Trace Principles of Outdoor Ethics are good reminders to help us preserve this beauty for future generations.
Plan Ahead:
Prepare for extreme weather, hazards, and emergencies.
Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces:
Durable surfaces include established trails and campsites, rock, gravel, dry grasses or snow.
In popular areas:
Concentrate use on existing trails and campsites.
Disperse use to prevent the creation of campsites and trails.
Avoid places where impacts are just beginning.
Dispose of Waste Properly:
Pack it in, pack it out. Inspect your campsite and rest areas for trash or spilled foods. Pack out all trash, leftover food, and litter.
Leave What You Find:
Preserve the past: examine, but do not touch, cultural or historic structures and artifacts.
Minimize Campfire Impacts:
Much of the Sedona red cliff area is closed to both camping and campfires. Please respect the designations.
You can obtain maps and information from :
Red Rock Ranger District
P. O. Box 300
Sedona, AZ 86339-0330
928.282.4119
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Campfires can cause lasting impacts to the backcountry.
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Use a lightweight stove for cooking and enjoy a candle lantern for light
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Where fires are permitted, use established fire rings, fire pans, or mound fires.
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Keep fires small.
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Only use sticks from the ground that can be broken by hand.
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Burn all wood and coals to ash, put out campfires completely, then scatter cool ashes.
Respect Wildlife
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Observe wildlife from a distance. Do not follow or approach them.
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Never feed animals. Feeding wildlife damages their health, alters natural behaviors, and exposes them to predators and other dangers.
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Protect wildlife and your food by storing rations and trash securely.
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Control pets at all times, or leave them at home.
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Avoid wildlife during sensitive times: mating, nesting, raising young, or winter.
Be Considerate of Other Visitors
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Respect other visitors and protect the quality of their experience.
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Be courteous. Yield to other users on the trail.
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Step to the downhill side of the trail when encountering pack stock.
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Take breaks and camp away from trails and other visitors.
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Let nature’s sounds prevail. Avoid loud voices and noises
from Leave No Trace Center; http://www.lnt.org/