Summer is the time when families head to campsites to relax, reconnect with each other and enjoy the outdoors. The vacation can be ruined if your neighboring campers party late into the night or worse, items from your campsite are stolen. Here are basic campsite security tips.

Don’t Leave Valuables In Plain Sight. Lock valuables out of sight in your vehicle cab or trunk. If you have large items such as bicycles or lake toys, buy a chain and padlock and lock them up around a tree or other immobile object.

Leave Valuables You Can Do Without At Home. Expensive jewelry and electronics are usually not part of the camping experience. Leave those and other unnecessary valuables at home.

Know Your Neighbors. Get to know your campsite neighbors. Campers are generally friendly and are usually more than willing to look out for one another.

Public and private campgrounds offer another layer of protection by enlisting the help of a security guard company to patrol the property. These guards provide a number of important services.

Canvasing Campsites. Campground security guards patrol the camp area, looking for anything that appears amiss—a suspicious individual (human or animal), unattended campfires or illegal activity.

Enforce Curfew And Address Improper Behavior. Campers usually behave themselves, but when they don’t, campground security guards are ready to take action. If campers are breaking camp rules including disturbing other campers or making too much noise after curfew, guards will ask them to leave and escort them out of camp.

Jump Into Action During Emergencies. Nature’s beauty is what makes camping so attractive. Unfortunately, natural dangers cause camp evacuations every year—whether its fire, floods, hurricanes or tornadoes. When an emergency occurs, campground security guards carry out camp evacuation plans to ensure everyone gets out safe.