FCPC Camping Rules and Regulations

The Camping Ordinance authorizes the Land and Natural Resources Division, subject to the approval of the Executive Council, to promulgate Rules and Regulations governing the use and enjoyment of all lands, structures and property owned, leased, or administered by the Tribe and under the management and supervision of the Land and Natural Resources Division. Any person who violates such rules or regulations may be subject to the penalties contained in Section 12 of the Ordinance, and/or may be excluded from the use of such Tribal property/facilities for camping or other purposes. Any person so excluded, who refuses to leave such Tribal property, may be prosecuted for criminal trespass.

Etiquette – for all campgrounds – unless clearly stated otherwise

  1. In all Campgrounds Areas, dispose of garbage and recyclables in the proper receptacle. If no receptacle is available, or if camping remotely, follow the “Carry In, Carry Out” policy and take all garbage with you. Leave no trace. Absolutely no littering will be permitted.
  2. Quiet hours in Campground Areas are from 10pm-8am.
  3. No drugs are allowed at any time (prescription medicine only for individual prescribed).
  4. In Campground Areas, contain personal items such as recreational water toys, yard games, kayaks, etc. to your campsite when not in use (do not leave personal items in common areas like beaches or playgrounds).
  5. Be courteous to your camping neighbors. At no time may the noise at a campsite create a disturbance or interfere in any manner with other people’s camping experience.
  6. No engaging in fighting, or in threatening or abusive behavior.
  7. No public nudity.
  8. No operating or using in or near a campsite, or over an adjacent body of water without permit, any device which produces noise, such as a radio, television, musical instrument, or engine in such a manner and at such a time so as to unreasonably disturb any person.
  9. No using the refuse containers in a Campground Area for garbage generated at a personal residence or business.

Fire, Fireworks and Firearms – for all campgrounds, unless clearly stated otherwise

  1. Fully extinguish all fires and spread-out coals as to minimize evidence of a fire ring.
  2. No discharging or igniting a firecracker, rocket or other firework, or explosive.
  3. No discharging a firearm or any other implement capable of taking human life, causing injury, or damaging property: (1) in or within 150 yards of a residence, building, campsite, or developed recreation site, or (2) across or on a body of water adjacent thereto, whereby any person or property is exposed to injury or damage as a result of such discharge.
  4. Use Clean Wood from a local source (within 30 miles of campground).
  5. Dead and downed wood near the campground may be collected and used as firewood.

Food – for all campgrounds, unless clearly stated otherwise

  1. Secure all food in animal proof containers and do not leave unattended unless properly stored.
  2. Keep campsites clean to discourage animals from visiting campsites.
  3. Do not feed wildlife in a Campground Area.

Occupancy – for all campgrounds, unless clearly stated otherwise

  1. Individual campsites in a Campground Area may only be occupied for up to 21 days in a 30-day period.
  2. Campsites may not be left unoccupied for longer than 24 hours to prevent nuisance animals and to discourage theft.
  3. No more than two tents or one camper (RV, camping trailer, truck camper, etc.) are allowed on each campsite in a Campground Area.
  4. Within a Campground Area, placing, maintaining, or using camping equipment except in a place specifically designated or provided for such equipment.
  5. No more than two vehicles (non-camping units) are allowed on each campsite in a Campground Area.

Motor Vehicles – for all campgrounds, unless clearly stated otherwise

  1. No more than two vehicles (non-camping units) are allowed on each campsite in a Campground Area.
  2. No blocking, restricting, or otherwise interfering with the use of a road, trail or gate.
  3. In a Campground Area, no parking or leaving a vehicle outside a parking space assigned to one’s own camp unit unless the vehicle is parked in another approved general parking area.
  4. In a Campground Area, parking a vehicle and/or using an area for purposes other than that for which it was designed or designated.
  5. In a Campground Area, operating or parking a motor vehicle or trailer except in places developed for this purpose.
  6. In a Campground Area, operating a motor bike, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle for any purpose other than entering or leaving the site.

Pets – for all campgrounds, unless clearly stated otherwise

  1. In a Campground Area, bringing in or possessing an animal, other than a service animal, unless it is crated, caged, or upon a leash not longer than eight feet, or otherwise under physical restrictive control.
  2. Allowing an animal in any building or playground area.
  3. Allowing an animal to deprive or disrupt the enjoyment or use of an area by others.
  4. In a Campground Area, failing to promptly remove and dispose of, in a sanitary manner, any feces left or deposited by an animal. Any person Remote Camping with animals for longer than seven (7) days shall remove all animal waste at their Remote Camping site to prevent a nuisance situation for future campers.

Remote Camping

  1. If no latrine facilities are available, please dig a shallow trench (8” minimum) and cover all human waste and paper waste.
  2. Any person Remote Camping with animals for longer than seven (7) days shall remove all animal waste at their Remote Camping site to prevent a nuisance situation for future campers.