An Outdoor Ethic People come to the Wild Rogue River to enjoy the outdoors and get away from crowds, noise and pressures of life. By practicing Leave No Trace techniques visitors can enjoy the river while preserving the beauty and solitude. Leave No Trace practices are designed to minimize your impacts on wildlife, plants, soil, water, air and other people. Here are a few things you can do to protect your resources and contribute to everyone ' s enjoyment of the Wild Rogue River. Leave No Trace ethics by cooking on a gas or propane stove and avoid building campfires.
Fire leaves scars and depletes wood supplies.
If you have a campfire please build it in a fire pan. Fire pans are required within 400 feet of the river. Hikers can use a fire blanket, heavy aluminum foil or whatever works in containing the fire. Fire residue should be packed out of the canyon with other garbage. Egg shells, foil, plastic, food and oil should not be burned as they do not burn clean and attract pests to the site.