Camping Rules and Regulations.pdf

COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST

CAMPING PERMIT – CONTRACTS

Contract Number:

Project Name:

PERMISSION is hereby granted to:____________________________________ Contractor Name(s)

Of_____________________________________________, hereinafter called the permittee, to Address

Camp, subject to the conditions set out below, on the following National Forest Lands:

Colville National Forest, Region 6, _____Three Rivers______ Ranger District.

Camp Site:_____________________________________________

(location of specific camping area and description of vehicles)

1. Occupancy and use under this permit shall begin ______________ and end when the contract is terminated or completed. (date)

2. Camping permit must be posted or displayed on site (window of camp unit).

3. Firewood may be cut only for camp use.

4. The campsite will not encroach beyond the boundaries designated by the Forest Service. No camp area shall be located within 200 feet of any open water (lake, stream, pond, etc.). No camping shall be permitted within developed recreation sites or along primary recreation roads unless permitted by district recreation specialist.

5. The campsite shall have a clean appearance at all times.

6. Upon abandonment, termination, revocation, or cancellation of this permit, the permittee shall remove within 10 calendar days all structures and improvements except those owned by the United States, and shall restore the site, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing or in this permit.

If the permittee fails to remove all structures or improvements within the 10 calendar days, they shall become the property of the United States, but that will not relieve the permittee of liability for the cost of their removal and restoration of the site.

7. Unless otherwise designated by the Contracting Officer or Sale Administrator, the use of this area is not exclusive and may be granted to other Permittees or recreating public. Disorderly conduct is not permitted.

8. Damaging or removing any natural feature or other property of the Forest Service is prohibited.

9. Servicing of equipment in the campsite is not permitted, unless the campsite is within the project area.

10. Toilet facilities adequate for the capacity of the camp, at not less than a 1: 15 ratio, shall be provided and supplied with adequate toilet paper. Such facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. The toilet must contained and pumped based on use. It must be placed away from streams.

11. Per special forest order, animal resistant containers (vehicle or RV fulfills requirement) shall be provided by the permittee and used for the storage of all food, beverages and attractants as well as garbage when camp is left unattended and at night when sleeping. Human, pet and livestock food (except baled or cubed hay without additives) and garbage shall be stored in animal resistant containers. Burnable attractants (such as food leftovers or bacon grease, etc.) shall not be buried, discarded or burned in an open campfire. Proper storage means attractants are stored: 1) in a hard-sided vehicle; 2) in a bear-resistant food storage locker or garbage can, if provided; 3) in a container certified by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee as bear-resistant (approved coolers must be padlocked) or 4) hung at least 10 feet high and 4 feet from any vertical support.

12. Fly-tight, rodent-tight, animal resistant and cleanable containers shall be provided and used for the storage of garbage. Such containers shall be kept clean and emptied when full. All garbage and refuse resulting from this use, including waste materials, garbage, and rubbish of all kinds, shall be disposed of in approved County dump sites unless otherwise agreed in writing.

13. No waste water may be dumped on the ground. (Waste water is all domestic used water other than from toilets.). All trailers will be self-contained and their facilities will be utilized.

14. The permittee shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent and suppress forest fires. No material shall be disposed of by burning in open fires during the closed season established by law or regulation without a written permit from the Forest Service.

15. The permittee must comply with the following fire regulations:

A. A shovel, axe or Pulaski, 10-quart pail, which is full of water for immediate use, and a fire extinguisher with an Underwriters Laboratory (UL) rating of at least 5:BC are required during the fire season.

B. All fire rings or outside fireplaces will be approved by a Forest Service representative.

The area will be cleared down to mineral soil for a distance of one foot outside of the ring and it will not have any overhanging material. Fire rings will be dismantled and material dispersed prior to leaving the site.

C. All generators and other internal combustion engines will be equipped with USFS-approved spark arresters and/or factory designed muffler and exhaust system in good working order. They will be located in a cleared area with same requirements as in B.

D. All fuel storage areas will be approved by a Forest Service representative and be at least

50 feet from flammables.

16. Any violation of these conditions constitutes a Breach of Contract, and may result in revocation of camping approval.

17. The Forest Service reserves the right to terminate this permit at any time.

18. Other precautions: ______________________________________________________________

By signature below, the parties agrees to all of the terms listed herein.

(Contractor/Permittee Signature) (Date Signed)

(Forest Service Representative) (Date Signed)

(Recreation Specialist) (Date Signed)