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Prudent-Fly-8299 t1_jd5w80j wrote

I used to be a park ranger, so long as you aren’t a dick you should be fine. Although some put on the uniform and think they’re robocop but generally people are pretty mellow in that profession.

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jballs2213 t1_jd637v3 wrote

I’m not gonna rat anyone out here but…How strict were you on the alcohol policy in state parks? At our local state park we camp at, it seems like as long as you aren’t an asshole and aren’t openly walking around,We aren’t enforcing it.

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Prudent-Fly-8299 t1_jd64gnr wrote

Just clean your shit up and don’t be a dick and you’re cool

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jralll234 t1_jd77fwh wrote

Maybe you were like that but a lot aren’t. I’ve been I. A group of adults sitting quietly around a campfire and had rangers sneak up and start bugging us about what was in our solo cups.

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thescorch t1_je6uam8 wrote

Every interaction I've had was the complete opposite. Luck of the draw I guess.

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ell0bo t1_jd6dnsq wrote

If you're drinking to party, you'll get flagged. If you're drinking to sit back and watch the fire, I've never had a problem.

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jballs2213 t1_jd6fdqq wrote

That’s kind of how we’ve always rolled

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Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_jd72qf6 wrote

Just to be safe we'd keep it in the cooler and drink in plain cups. If you don't attract attention, no one will know.

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underwear11 t1_jd7ha0j wrote

I will say, it totally depends on the mood of the ranger. Me and some friends went camping, got 2 sites off-peak and our ranger just decided to be a grump. I don't know if he was bored or just on a power trip. We hadn't even been there 3 hours before he came around and was counting people.

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