With extra gear, hands on lessons, nature hikes and plenty of s'mores, Let's go Camping will make camping easy, inviting and fun for the whole family! Program activities include: Ranger-led camping basics, nature hikes and plant identification, owl prowls and bat chats, Dutch Oven cooking and camp fire saftey. What are you waiting for...Let's go Camping!

For event locations and dates go to www.oregonstateparks.org and click Let's go Camping! For questions regarding the Let's go Camping program contact: Kevin Farron at Kevin.Farron@state.or.us or call 503-508-5095.

Volunteers are always needed! If you are interested in becoming an OPRD volunteer please contact Jill Nishball Jill.Nishball@state.or.us or call 503-986-0752.

2010 Oregon State Fair Let's go Camping schedule:

All day everyday: Turtle Ridge Wildlife various activities

All day everyday: Hoo Doo Recreation various activities

All day everyday: Leave no Trace contest

Noon - 3pm both Saturday and Sunday's: Boy Scouts of America Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstrations

Noon - 3pm Boy Scouts of America: various days providing demonstrations

2pm - 3pm daily: Oregon Parks and Recreation Interpreters

3 - 3:30pm daily: Oregon State Parks and Recreaction Jr. Ranger Program, JR Beaver appearance

4pm - 5pm Let's go Camping Crew

Leave no Trace Contest:

Stop by the Let's go Camping area, and check out the camp site set ups! Find as many of the Leave no Trace errors as you can!  Enter to win great prizes courtesy of Oregon State Parks and Recreation!

As more people use parks and recreation facilities, LEAVE NO TRACE® guidelines become even more important for outdoor visitors.

1. Plan Ahead and Prepare
2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
3. Dispose of Waste Properly                                                             
4. Leave What You Find                                                                                                           
5. Minimize Campfire Impacts
6. Respect Wildlife
7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors

Leave No Trace is a plan that helps people to be more concerned about their environment and to help them protect it for future generations. Leave No Trace applies in a backyard or local park (frontcountry) as much as it does in the wilderness (backcountry).

We should practice Leave No Trace in our attitude and actions--wherever we go. Understanding nature strengthens our respect toward the environment. One person with thoughtless behavior or one shortcut on a trail can spoil the outdoor experience for others.

Help protect the environment by remembering that while you are there, you are a visitor. When you visit the outdoors, take special care of the area. Leave everything just as you find it.

Hiking and camping without a trace are signs of a considerate outdoorsman who cares for the environment. Travel lightly on the land.