Sec.23-4-3. Camping regulations

(a) Campground areas.

Camping is restricted to such places and times as are designated by the Department of Environmental Protection.

(b) Camping permit.

(1) Any person wishing to camp in a state park or forest campground area must secure a permit.

(2) A person must be eighteen years of age or older to secure a camping permit.

(3) The permittee is responsible for the campsite and the conduct of all members of the camping party and all visitors to the campsite.

(4) No one shall occupy a campsite prior to check-in time or stay past check-out time of the last day covered by the permit. Equipment left on the site after the date and time of expiration of the permit will be considered abandoned.

(c) Camping equipment.

(1) No person shall place any vehicle, camping or other equipment on any state park or forest campsite without a permit.

(2) Camping is restricted to camp trailers, tents and similar equipment except where otherwise designated by the Department of Environmental Protection manager in charge.

(3) Any and all camping equipment on a single campsite may not occupy a total of more than four hundred (400) square feet of ground area.

(4) Any unauthorized or abandoned vehicles, camping or other equipment may be removed by any law enforcement officer of the Department of Environmental Protection or by the Department of Environmental Protection manager in charge or his or her designee. Any fees or fines incurred or costs for removal, disposal or storage of equipment shall be the responsibility of the owner of the equipment.

(d) Trespassing.

No person shall trespass on the campsite of another.

(e) Transfer of permit.

No person shall transfer a camping permit to another.

(f) Lights.

All lights on a campsite, except those needed for safety, shall be extinguished by 11:00 P.M.

(g) Campfires.

No combustible material shall be added to campfires after 11:00 P.M.

(h) Quiet hours.

No person shall cause or allow any noise, which disturbs the tranquility of others between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

(i) Campground parking.

The maximum number of motor vehicles allowed per campsite is two (2) unless posted otherwise.

(j) Campsite occupancy.

The maximum number of occupants allowed per campsite is six. However, a parent or parents accompanied by any number of their children under the age of eighteen may occupy a single campsite irrespective of the six person limitation.

(k) Visitors.

Visitors shall park in designated visitor parking areas only and shall not otherwise drive or park within the campground. Visitors are permitted to enter state park or forest campgrounds between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and sunset, and must leave the campgrounds by10:00 P.M.

(l) Permit forfeiture.

A permit shall be forfeited if the permittee fails to occupy the campsite within the first twenty-four (24) hour period for which the permit has been granted.

(Effective June 24, 1986; Amended July 27, 2007)