Reprimands

[MotherNature]

With all the rules & regs posted at campgrounds, how many of you have actually seen any of them ever being enforced by campground staff?


No - have never seen enforcement
Yes - noise
Yes - alcohol
Yes - pets
Yes - parking
Yes - domestic dispute
Yes - other

Just curious!

[wavery]

With all the rules & regs posted at campgrounds, how many of you have actually seen any of them ever being enforced by campground staff?


No - have never seen enforcement
Yes - noise
Yes - alcohol
Yes - pets
Yes - parking
Yes - domestic dispute
Yes - other

Just curious!

Too bad that we can't pick more than one. I have seen noise, pets and parking.

[Recumbentman]

Mostly for noise after quiet hour, sometimes for parking

[LimeJeeeep]

yes guys (18 yr olds) were trying to pick up my 13 year old daughter.they were riding on the hood of a minivan , shooting fireworks and cursing up a storm.....another dad i had enough and were going to take care of it but the wives pervailed and the deputies took care of it after questioning us.when the deps arrived other folks came out as well to tell the story...oh wait theres one more story
oh wait can,t tell that story... they do that again

[wernstriumph]

Mostly for noise, but once we saw a group get ejected from the cg for some kind of fight at 3AM

[vjm1639]

Yep...a warning for noise.... parking "instructions", and pets barking.......   those are over the years...not a one time trip........

[sacrawf]

I have seen enforcement for noise, parking, alcohol, and fireworks (separate occasions).

I really appreciate all that campground staff and conservation officers have to deal with.

I find the monthly conservation police reports for Illinois fascinating.  It makes me really wonder what type of character I might be camping next to when I see all of the drugs, firearms, alcohol, theft, and other charges that the officers have to deal with, both on private land and on State Parks and conservation areas.

The website is: http://dnr.state.il.us/law3/report/index.htm

I get started reading these reports and end up amazed at all that goes on in what I ususally perceive as the peaceful outdoors.  As a bit of warning, once you start reading these reports, they may keep you at the computer for a while. For example, just for one month the listing starts out as follows:

Illinois Department of Natural Resources
OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORTS FOR JULY 2007


July 5, 2007


REGION I - A District 1 Officer received a report that the Latin Kings Street Gang was going to have a three keger at White Pines State Park @ approximately 2030 hours. Upon arrival, a subject was located in the park that was a registered sexual predator, possibly associated with the group. After some searching, the party was located on private property, where additional cabins for rent are located. The Conservation Police, Ogle County Sheriff's Deputies and ISP met off site to assess the situation. While that meeting was ongoing, a fight broke out at the party. The situation was handled and the safety of our park users was ensured. The situation was handled by 2330 hrs.

REGION II

[eldasilma]

well as a owner of a small cg in wny i have had to have the county sheriff come and remove people from the cg for you name it! one of the best was we had a large group in form out of state. well they brought in some fire works ok it wasnt somuch fire works as it was a 4inch morter welded to a plate these were some serious fire works!! well we have a 3 wheller we use just to cruse around the cg and make shure every thing it quit and all well i saw the first one go off and bam i fired up the trike and putterd down to the pund when bam they set off enothe well that pissed me off so i spun around and threw on the lights on the trike just as the lights came on they scaterd leaveing a 4-5yr old boy standing there. well i found witch site they were at and told them very nice ly that this is the only warning they would get. well all was good and i started back up to my "cabin" (its acualy my famlys homested). well i was just sitting down by the fire again when bam they did it again so my manager called the cops and i PISSED off hoped on the trike again and with my wife i headed down to the pondand blocked the road and wateid till the police showed up. well need less to say thewre baned for life from my cg.