Leave your campground better than you found it

[Houndbb]

My pet peeve - Those who fill the fire ring with their trash including plastic plates and cups and either leave it for the next guy to burn or clean up, or better yet, light it right before they go and leave a stinking, smoldering mess for the next guy.

People: just because something will catch fire doesn't mean it should be burned.

Kim,
Last July, we spent a week on the Delaware River in PA. Started a bit slowly, because the group of youngsters occupying our site were just rolling out of bed at check in. The place was peaceful and quiet most of the week, but around Thursday, many tent campers started coming in for the weekend. We looked at each other and said, “Have ANY of these people ever camped before?” It really was free entertainment! Folks walking around at night with headlamps strapped on (point it down, where you’re walking). Couple of young women trying to lift a 30 gallon open tote full of water into a hatch-back. Folks climbing up the hill to the bathroom, arms loaded down with pots and pans, to wash them in the outside sink. The worst part was all the burning of recyclables, and the leftover debris of camping equipment (gadgets, fireplace grates, camp furniture). Guess they didn’t expect to use it again, or didn’t have a place to store it. Honestly, too much disposable income, not a lick of common sense. The worst of the burners of NON-burnables were the group of retired and current firefighters camped below us.
N
PS There was a time when you left a small, courtesy pile of firewood in the fireplace, ready to light for the next camper.