Firewood.. what do you do?
I understand the rules for not carrying firewood from location to location. So to avoid most arguments we typically don't have a fire.. although my wife wants one each time we camp. Not sure how it wo...
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mgirardo wrote:
When we stay at state parks, we usually bring the electric chain saw (so we don't bother the entire campground), a splitting maul and splitting ax. We ask the Rangers if it is okay to cut dead trees that are still standing to use for firewood. We've never been told no. Then we'll spend a few hours cutting and splitting and usually have more wood than we need.
When we stay at private parks, we usually just buy it from the campground. Usually it is reasonable, if it is not, we'll look around the immediate area. Usually someone is selling bundles of firewood close to the campground.
-Michael
I like the philosophy of your state parks. The ones I frequent do not allow any standing or downed wood to be cut, and much of the park looks like a mess. I get that the park is supposed to be "natural" and the trees left to rot and replenish the soil, but there is nothing natural about a campground with paved roads, gravel spurs, 150 mini-homes parked there, picnic tables and metal fire rings. I think allowing the cleaning up of dead trees, either by campers or by park staff would benefit both the park and the campers.
