This short was based on an incident that occurred during the filming of The Roleplayers (2017). A park ranger at Las Trampas asked the crew if they had a permit (they didn't) and even told on the crew members that they were not allowed to climb the trees. This incident would later be parodied by the group in the film.
Park Ranger Darryll (Justin Mero) was originally meant to be Kendall Holly Schmidt from K.H.S. Ultimate (2017) but was changed in the script so as to not interfere with the latter's cannon. Regardless, the ranger's portrayal is similar to Justin Mero's portrayal of Officer Kendall.
The script originally called for one Park Ranger, much like the incident it was based on, but after an intense audition that involved both Justin Mero and Topher Skinner, it was decided to have two rangers instead of one.