When planning a camping trip, one thing you want to keep in mind is preserving the natural beauty of the outdoors. No one wants to show up for a campout only to find a mess. Here are some simple ways to keep a clean campsite that your fellow campers, as well as local wildlife, will really appreciate.
Start at Home
Think about ways to reduce packaging of food items before you even leave the house. This will cut down on trash at the campsite. Leave any glass containers at home. Not only are they heavy, but broken glass in the dirt is pretty hard to clean up.
Plan for waste
Set up trash and recycling collection spots first thing. This will help kickstart your cleanup by making trash disposal convenient. If you’re bringing pets along, be sure to pack plenty of plastic bags to clean up after them.
Don’t think that organic waste isn’t trash. From apple cores to orange peels, everything you bring with you should be taken away when you leave.
Wipe your feet
Bring along a woven rug or grass mat to put in front of your tent. People can wipe their feet as they enter or stamp off dirt, keeping the interior of your tent cleaner. You can also lay a clean tarp inside the tent on top of the floor so any dirt that gets inside can simply be removed with the tarp.
Camp chairs help preserve the natural environment by providing places to sit without having to move logs or rocks. Bring along a clothesline to hang wet things rather than risk damaging nearby trees.
Wash your dishes
Set up a simple dishwashing station. Bring three small plastic tubs and use one to wash, one to rinse, and one to let the clean dishes dry. Use biodegradable dish soap. A fine mesh strainer or pair of panty hose can be used to catch food crumbs when dumping wastewater.
Do a final walk-through as you are packing up to leave, and make sure you leave the campsite that way you found it.
Wrapping up our post on how to keep a clean campsite, we thought you might also like: Keep It Green When You Clean and Keep It Clean!
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