2021-03-15, 09:37 PM
Perhaps I've just been lucky, but I've not seen any messes like the ones described in this thread.
I recall once pulling out a large garbage bag (I keep a couple in my camping kit) and picking up a bunch of trash left around an informal camp site. That was on the west side of the Sierras, quite a few years ago.
I do occasionally find one or two bits of trash around a camp site or while hiking that I pack out. In particular, mylar balloons. But I've not come across a trashed site since the one mentioned above. And even that wasn't so bad, just general stuff like cans, bottles, and wrappers.
One exception would be public lands close to Las Vegas, where people occasionally dump garbage and the plinkers shoot up crap and then just leave the mess.
I recall once pulling out a large garbage bag (I keep a couple in my camping kit) and picking up a bunch of trash left around an informal camp site. That was on the west side of the Sierras, quite a few years ago.
I do occasionally find one or two bits of trash around a camp site or while hiking that I pack out. In particular, mylar balloons. But I've not come across a trashed site since the one mentioned above. And even that wasn't so bad, just general stuff like cans, bottles, and wrappers.
One exception would be public lands close to Las Vegas, where people occasionally dump garbage and the plinkers shoot up crap and then just leave the mess.