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Colorado Current Fire Restrictions (2026)

Conditional: Colorado has no single statewide fire ban — restrictions are set separately by each county, national forest, BLM field office and national park, and most federal units have now lifted their seasonal restrictions.

Colorado has no single statewide fire ban — restrictions are set separately by each county, national forest, BLM field office and national park, and most federal units have now lifted their seasonal restrictions. ARAPAHO & ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FORESTS AND PAWNEE NATIONAL GRASSLAND: the forest's fire-restrictions alert, last updated September 28, 2026, states that there are currently no fire restrictions in place, so the Stage 1 orders that had covered the Boulder, Clear Creek and Sulphur Ranger Districts (Orders 02-10-00-26-05 and 02-10-08-26-06) are off; some National Forest areas keep year-round campfire bans, so follow posted signs. The GRAND MESA, UNCOMPAHGRE & GUNNISON National Forests terminated their Stage 1 restrictions effective September 3, 2026 (Forest Order 02-04-00-26-27). BLM: on BLM's Colorado Fire Restrictions & Closures page, all 10 Colorado field offices list their seasonal restrictions as lifted with only the year-round wildfire prevention rules remaining — most recently Kremmling (Grand, Summit and Eagle counties) on September 24, 2026, Colorado River Valley on September 23, 2026, and Royal Gorge and San Luis Valley on September 21, 2026. The Gunnison Field Office still keeps a temporary emergency closure in Ouray and Hinsdale counties, reduced on August 25, 2026. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: Great Sand Dunes National Park still posts STAGE 1 fire restrictions (its Current Fire Restrictions page, updated August 19, 2026), in effect since August 18, 2026: wood and charcoal fires only in established fire rings in designated campsites or picnic sites, and no other open fires. The NPS alert feeds for Rocky Mountain National Park, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Dinosaur and Yucca House carried no fire-restriction alert at LawLert's last check, but LawLert has not seen a lifting notice for them, so confirm with the park. Colorado National Monument keeps its year-round rule: wood fires and fireworks always prohibited, charcoal only in designated grills. Baseline on federal land at every stage: no fireworks, exploding targets or tracer ammunition. Counties set their own separate bans on top of all of this — restrictions are set unit by unit; check your county and land manager before you burn.

Official source: blm.gov →

Check the live restriction status: dfpc.colorado.gov →

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