Spending quality time camping can allow us to reflect, relax, and recharge from our chaotic lives — but that doesn’t always make it sustainable. Here's a guide to becoming more mindful of your actions and reduce your camping footprint today!
Stay In The Designated Spots
Staying in the designated spots allows nature to maintain its natural habitats, preserve its wildlife, and prevent you from getting in danger.
Bring Reusable Items
You can avoid excess waste while camping by bringing reusable, plastic-free products. Consider packing a reusable water bottle instead of a plastic alternative and check that your campsite has a water refill station.
Don’t Leave A Trace
Campsites typically have designated trash cans for any waste, so it’s worth discarded of your waste appropriately and recycling any litter to help protect our environment.
Go To Eco-Friendly Campsites
Not all eco-camps are promoted as such. So, when deciding which campground to go to, try to find out what environmental approaches each site takes and how they deal with visitor waste.
Pay The Fee
Fees are utilized to protect the natural surroundings around the campsite, ensuring that you can enjoy a thriving environment. These fees make sure that all facilities are maintained, the areas stay naturally beautiful, and park rangers are paid adequately.
Go Off-Peak
Not all camping trips have to be between June and September. You can still enjoy green surroundings outside of these months and help campsite profits thrive all year round. If you must camp during peak season, it might be worth opting for less well-known sites to help support local businesses while decreasing your costs.
Research Campsites Beforehand
Ensure that you know where you are going, what you should bring, and what species are common in the area. When you’ve completed the research, you can execute a camping trip in a way that does not negatively affect the community.
Use And Rent
Unless you go camping regularly, buying all the gear you’ll never use again would be unsustainable. Thus, it would help if you rent anything you won’t use again. However, ensure you bring the essential products you’ll likely already have - such as blankets, water bottles, pillows, and warm clothing.
Choose Environmentally Friendly Toiletries
You’ll still need to brush your teeth and wash your body when camping. Thus, ensure that these products don’t pollute the environment around you to stay sustainable.
Bring Sustainable Gear
When packing, make sure you use products constructed from natural fabrics to reduce the spread of harmful microplastics.
