Leave no trace is the rule that you take everything away with you. The leave no trace principle, leave no trace camping, please leave no trace.
It covers rubbish, fires, human waste and even stones moved, and the full code has seven principles. The rule is stronger than tidying up, since to leave no trace means the next person cannot tell you were there.
1phraseleave no traceThe rule that you take everything away with you.
“When you camp in the national park, please leave no trace and take all your rubbish home.”
leave no trace is a rule.
Coined around the 1960s as outdoor recreation grew and the damage became visible.
Coined around the 1960s.
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Practised in Camping & Outdoors