- Don’t trespass on private property. If you want to picnic on private land, get permission first. If you plan to use public land, check ahead. You may need to reserve a space or pay a fee for the use of picnic tables, barbecue pits, or other facilities.
- Observe all regulations pertaining to the site you’ve chosen. This may include rules about fire permits (often necessary for camp stoves as well as open fires), pets, swimming, fishing and gathering flowers or wild fruits and vegetables.
- Be safety conscious. Take along a first-aid kit in case of burns, cuts, bites, or other accidents. You may also want to include such items as insect repellent, motion sickness pills, tweezers, and sunscreen or suntan lotion. If poison oak or poison ivy grows in your area, inform guests and make sure they know what to do if you encounter them.
- Be conscientious about fire safety: cooking fires should be watched at all times and thoroughly extinguished when the picnic is over.
- Caution members of your party, especially children, against drinking from streams or eating wild berries, mushrooms or other plants that may not be safe. Make sure children stay close to the picnic site so they don’t get lost or wander into hazardous areas.
- Keep the noise level down if you’re picnicking near other people. Blaring radios and screaming children will not endear you to your fellow picnickers.
- Clean up thoroughly after your picnic. Throw away all trash in appropriate containers. Make sure that extinguished coals or wood from fires are well buried. In short, leave the picnic site as you would want to find it.
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