How strict are the Rangers enforcing camping permits?
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Miclimber
How strict are the Rangers enforcing camping permits?
If I was to have a party of 6 and another friend join us along the way at a campsite because they were coming to the island from a different point of entry, would the Rangers enforce the whole group 7 or more thing? Would they care if you're sharing a site and you both have permits? Would they make the one person split off into an open site, or might even fine you?
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jrwiesz
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Re: How strict are the Rangers enforcing camping permits?
The NPS limits group sizes to "protect the resource" from the public.
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Re: How strict are the Rangers enforcing camping permits?
Yes they care and enforce it. You can not meet up along the way to get around the 7 is a group and requires a permit rule.
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