• Soil compaction, erosion and contamination
• Water contamination
• Loss of vegetation
• Transfer of weeds
• Wildlife disruption
• Wildfire

• Plan ahead and be prepared. Know your route, terrain, conditions and applicable regulations. Travel only on trails open for your activity. .
  
  
• Stay off private and leased land unless permitted. Leave all gates and fences as you find them. Special regulations now apply when accessing agricultural public land.
  
  
• Travel in small groups to minimize soil compaction and vegetation damage.
  
  

• Use established, well-defined trails. Never short-cut or create your own pathways around muddy or rough areas. This leads to multiple or "bowled-out" trails.
  
  
• Avoid wet, sensitive and alpine areas whenever possible.
  
  
• Choose routes with hardest, most durable surface. Hard surfaces can tolerate more use with less damage.
  
  
• Never litter. Dispose of waste properly . . . including human waste. Pack out what you pack in.
  
  
• Be courteous. Share the trail with other legitimate users. Report user infractions to local authorities.
  
  
• Be respectful. Don't disturb wildlife, livestock, property, fossils or artifacts.
  
  
• Don't harm or remove live native vegetation. If marking your route, do not mark or blaze your trail with axes or paint. If using flagging, remove it when you leave.
  
  

• Don't mark the bark. Step over, rather than on, exposed roots to prevent damage to bark.
  
  
• Spread out in alpine areas, rather than travelling single file, to minimize trampling of fragile vegetation.
  
  
• Yield the trail to horses. Indicate how many are in your group when passing other users.

• Ride only on open trails.
  
  
• Building of ramps and permanent structures is prohibited except where written permission has been granted.
  
  
• Ride in control. Never skid and always slow down when approaching other users.
  
  
• Yield the trail to other non-motorized users. Indicate how many are in your group when passing other users.

• Use weed free supplemental feed to prevent overgrazing and non-native plant infestation.
  
  
• Avoid soft or marshy banks when riding or watering horses
  
  
• Locate holding areas at least 100 metres from water.
  
  
• Avoid tethering horses to live vegetation to prevent damage.
  
  
• Be alert for other trail users. Indicate how many are in your group when passing other users.

• Respect the Shorelands. Avoid launching/landing in soft or marshy areas.
  
  
• Don't disturbing wildlife. Nesting waterfowl are particularly vulnerable to disruption.
  
  
• Manage your waste. Avoid urinating/defecating directly into water.

• Don't drill. Use existing or removable protection whenever possible.
  
  
• Approach with caution. Be sensitive to trail erosion on steep approaches and fragile alpine areas.
  
  
• Don't mark the bark. Avoid anchoring-to and stepping-on exposed roots and vegetation to minimize bark damage.
  
  
• Watch for wildlife. Avoid disturbing nesting birds, bats and other creatures.
  
  
• Behave in the caves. Cave formations and life are vulnerable to outside contamination. Avoid touching anything you don't have to.

• Ensure adequate snow cover. Avoid travelling on top of trees and other vegetation that may be broken or damaged by direct contact with skis.
  
  
• Avoid disrupting alpine wildlife.

Please refer to "Campers" information in this series for overnight, campfire and waste disposal information.

The Non-Motorized Users’ Guide summarizes appropriate guidelines that should be used while recreating on public lands.