Follow These 7 Easy Principles for Camping in Montana

• If you plan on recreating under the Big Sky of Montana, knowing these 7 easy principals will make the experience much better
• Pack it in, pack it out is a simplified description of the 7 principals of "Leave no Trace" when camping
• Leave No Trace was established in the 1980's with several different outdoor focused agencies in the United States

Follow These 7 Easy Principles for Camping in Montana

Summer vibes are definitely happening across Montana with Mother Nature bringing the dog days of summer into full swing.  Getting away to the coolness of the mountains is probably on a lot of minds currently.

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And while we gather the camper, off-road side by sides and whatever else we think we may need for a weekend of fun, there are some things to remember when it comes time to repack all that stuff for the trip home.

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How Leave No Trace Came to Be in the U.S. and Montana

The 7 principles of the program were first established in the mid-1980's with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.  The group teamed with the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management

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To formulate the 7 principles, science played a huge part in the original idea.  According to the National Park Service:

The principles are based on and informed by scientific research in the fields of recreation ecology and human dimensions of natural resources.

(You can read more about the science with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics report available here.)

Pack It In, Pack It Out - A Montana Mantra for Generations of Recreationists

For many of us that have grown up using the great outdoors of Montana as our favorite type of recreation, a single mantra has been repeated over and over through the generations:

"Pack it in, pack it out"

Those 6 words are pretty simple to follow.  But, according to science, there are 7 principles that everyone can follow to make not just you and your group's time in the outdoors fun and safe, it also benefits other campers that are in your area.

And it also keeps the next person coming to be able to find that same peace, quiet and serenity.  Check out our gallery below 👇to see the 7 principles of "Leave No Trace".