Make it a priority to regulate your activities so you don't impact the natural features of your site. When breaking camp, naturalize the site by replacing any rocks or sticks that may have been moved. The site will need time to completely recover. Naturalizing it keeps it from standing out to the next party as an obvious place to camp and gives any pristine area a better chance of staying that way. Where Impact is Just Beginning.
Most campsites can recover completely from a limited amount of use.
However, a threshold is eventually reached where the ability of vegetation to regenerate cannot keep pace with the amount of trampling it receives. Once this threshold is reached, continued use will cause the site to deteriorate rapidly. Avoid lightly impacted trails and campsites to allow impacts to recover over time. Campsites and trails that show evidence of slight use, such as crushed or flattened vegetation, are best left alone to regenerate. If they receive no further use, lightly used campsites and trails will revert back to their natural state.