Police Scotland has received nearly 50 calls to help covidiots in the countryside in the last two months.
A total of six fixed penalty notices have been issued and six people charged with culpable and reckless conduct in that time.
Hill walkers and people visiting beauty spots are now being urged to conduct outdoor recreation in line with government regulations.
Officers say the public must ensure they are prepared for all eventualities following a number of recent mountain rescue incidents in Scotland.
A spokesman revealed the force has received 46 calls to search and rescue incidents across the country.
They said the police’s three mountain rescue teams have recently attended a number of incidents where people have travelled outside their local authority areas and required assistance “due to ill-preparedness”.
In one case, four men from Midlothian travelled to Crianlarich in one vehicle to climb Ben More.
They had to be talked off the hill via phone and text from police and mountain rescue team, and also required ambulance assistance.
The Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter was also tasked to attend the incident.
The group managed to walk themselves from the hill and were all uninjured. The men, aged 23 and 24, were charged.
While in another example, a family from Edinburgh travelled to the Biggar area for a walk and had to be rescued with the assistance of police and Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue after their vehicle got stuck in snow.
The spokesman said that access to a number of popular beauty spots has also been restricted by inconsiderate parking and large numbers of people travelling for outdoor recreation.
This has led to increased police patrols needed in areas around the Pentland Hills Regional Park, Lomond Hills Regional Park and popular walking routes in Lanarkshire and Aberdeenshire.
Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs said: “I fully appreciate that the restrictions affect how we live our lives and spend our free time, however, the best way to stay safe is to stay at home.
“To protect the NHS we also need to protect our volunteers and emergency service colleagues who, by the nature of their work, put themselves at risk each time they’re called to an incident.”
And he added: “Particularly at the weekends we are seeing people travelling for leisure purposes out with their local authority areas and sometimes getting caught out by the change in weather conditions.
“Officers will continue to support people to follow the regulations and encourage them to take personal responsibility.”
