better order some of these

Hopefully not - you guys don't have to put up with the domestics, fights and other problems that alcohol use in the campgrounds bring, we do. We're pushing to ban alcohol in as many campgrounds and parks as possible. It's not the old days where people got along - we've found that the arrest numbers, complaint numbers, fights, domestics and problems drop dramatically when alcohol is not permitted.

Probably because fewer people use the campgrounds. I remember they did that one year at Hammonasset and that summer, there were empty campsites all over the place. The question to ask is, how many use a campground, consume alcohol, and never cause a problem vs how many do cause a problem. Sad, but as usual, a minority screws things up for the majority.

While I agree that a few A-holes ruin it for the majority, I've also found that when I've brought alcohol to places where it is not allowed (ie. beach, or park) along with a solo cup, as long as we were low-key, we've never been bothered. I get that technically we are at risk for a ticket, but it has always boiled down being respectful and behaving. Worst comest to worse, I think an officer or ranger would ask that you put it away. Can't imagine getting locked up for having a beer. It's a shame that it's come to this. Crazy that I have to break the law to have a couple of beers on the beach in 2014!