01Pack-out kit and trail surface
Empty grocery bag in pack for trash + others' litter if you're willing. Stay on marked trail — mud is still the trail; widening kills plants.
Check fire/ban rules even for day use.
Outdoor Skills
Leave No Trace on a Day Hike
Pack out trash, potty basics, trail etiquette — so the place stays wild
30 min3 photographed stepsBeginner
Outdoor citizenship: plan ahead, stay on durable surfaces, pack out all trash including orange peels, bathroom 200 ft from water, respect wildlife, yield on trail. Small habits that keep trails open and campsites from turning into picnic wrecks.
What you'll learn
- Pack out everything you packed in — peels too
- 200 ft from water for bathroom
- Stay on trail — shortcuts erode
- Yield and volume etiquette
Inside this course
- Before and on trailHabits.
- Pass criteriaClean exit.
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02Bathroom and wildlife
If no facility: 200 ft from water/trail/camp, cathole 6–8 in where required, pack out paper. Never feed animals.
Photos without chasing. Dogs leashed where required.
Pro tip. If you can see the water, you're too close.
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