Plan ahead and prepare
- know the regulations and special concerns like bear safety.
- review all permit information
- listen to the orientation at the Trail Center
- prepare for extreme weather, hazards, and emergencies
- review your map before leaving and use often while hiking
Travel and camp on durable surfaces
- use established trails
- choose to walk on rocks instead of vegetation
- walk single file in the middle of the trail
- stay in designated campsites or on tent platforms
- keep campsites small. Focus activity in areas where vegetation is absent
- avoid places where impacts are just beginning
Dispose of waste properly
- PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT
- use self composting toilets in campgrounds
- Dig 6-8 inches down to deposit solid human waste when on the trail and at least 200 feet from water source
- pack out any feminine hygiene products
- pack out all leftover food and dispose of grey water into swiftwater on the U.S. side and in grey water pit on Canadian side
Leave what you find
- do not touch, move, or take any cultural or historic artifacts or structures
- leave rocks, plants, and other natural objects as you find them
- avoid introducing or transporting non-native species
Minimize campfire impacts
- use lightweight stoves for cooking with small, contained flames
- no open campfires. Use designated stoves in warming shelters
- use only dead and downed wood in stoves
- do not put anything but wood into the stoves
Respect wildlife
- observe wildlife from a distance
- never feed wildlife
- store food, trash, and any odorous materials in bear boxes
- dogs must be on leash at all times
