National Parks Recreation Camping Garden Nursery Landscaping
Guide
How To Survive National Parks Recreation Camping
By Leaf Treehorn
When it comes to national parks recreation camping, there is
more than just bringing a sleeping bag and tent to the great outdoors.
The most successful camping trips are well-planned, as it takes
quite a bit of effort to survive an evening in our national parks
and forests.
You have to be prepared for emergency situations. What if you
get lost? Would you know how to survive and find your way back
or signal for help? What about encountering wild animals? Would
you know what to do if you were faced with an angry bear caught
raiding your food at night?
Plan your route before you leave. Collect any useful map you
will need for this trip. Road maps, trail maps, and park maps
detailing the national park system of the park you’d be visiting.
Plan Your Trip And Be Ready For Any Eventualities
Be sure that you check the weather forecast before you head out,
and then pack accordingly. Try to plan your trip for a time that
will be dry: it is simply not as much fun to explore the outdoors
if it is raining. Even if rain is not in the forecast, you should
still pack your gear with foul weather in mind. Better to have
brought too much gear than not enough.
Bring a First Aid Kit. This kit should be equipped with anything
that could be useful for any sort of minor injury that could result
from camping in our national parks and forests. The kit should
include antiseptic, gauze, bandages, insect repellent, sunscreen,
pain relievers, tweezers, and a pair of scissors.
Emergency Supplies
Make room for emergency supplies. National parks recreation camping
sometimes can take a turn for the worse if you or a member of
your group get lost or injured within a national park system.
Take a compass, extra water, flashlight, knife, whistle, high
energy food like energy bars, waterproof matches or fire starter
fluid, an extra change of warm clothes, and bug spray.
Keep all trash sealed. While camping in one of the country’s
many national parks and forests, do not leave any trash behind
and recycle anything you can. Conversely keep all food sealed
and hid away. Open food while national parks recreation camping
is an open invitation to any wildlife to come to your camp to
feast. Beware of any animals that come near. Most animals feed
at night so if you happen to hear one, a flashlight may ward them
off.
Look Out For Hazards And Expect The Unexpected
Look out for bugs. The biggest hazard you’d most likely face
are bugs. Depending are where you’re camping, bees and hornets
will be attracted to scents such as food, perfume, and dark colored
clothing. Gently brush them away if they approach. Swatting will
only aggravate them.
Preparing for the unexpected is always the best route when you
set out on your national parks recreation camping. If you are
thoroughly prepared for all that may happen, you stand a very
good chance of avoiding serious injury. Set up your tent in an
area that is warm, safe, and away from a spot where water may
pool.
Make sure that your tent is flame retardant, so that any sparks
that come from your campfire will not cause a fire.
About the Author:
Leaf Treehorn has written a number of articles on recreation,
gardening and landscaping including National
Parks, National
Parks And Wildlife, National
Park Service, Whitewater
Canoeing, Kayaks,
Mountain
Biking, Cyclocross,
Yosemite
Rock Climbing, How
To Rock Climb, Rock
Climbing, Rock
Climbing Gym, Rock
Climbing Wall.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
Little Known Recreation Facts....
What are national parks?
National parks can be defined as land reserves
that are federally protected against most human activity and
encroachment. National parks are not unique to the United States
and specific laws regarding what activities are permissible in a
national park may vary from country to country. In the United States,
national parks are often confused with state parks, national forests
and other similar protected areas.
In the United States, what activities are forbidden in national parks?
The exact rules vary by park, but in general,
any activity that disturbs the natural environment is prohibited.
This includes building campfires outside of designated fire rings,
cutting trees whether alive or dead, gathering firewood, hunting,
littering, throwing coins into fountains or pools, or any other
activity that may be damaging to the environment.
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