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Rocky Mountain National Park Banning Campfires

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2020
Rocky Mountain National Park officials hope a campfire ban throughout the park will prevent scenes like this one/NPS file

Rocky Mountain National Park officials hope a campfire ban throughout the park will prevent scenes like this one/NPS file

With ongoing drought and hot, dry, windy weather conducive to wildfires, Rocky Mountain National Park officials in Colorado are banning campfires inside the park.

The ban, which takes effect Friday, August 14, bans campfires, including charcoal briquette fires, throughout the park. Petroleum-fueled stoves and grills will still be permitted in developed campgrounds, picnic areas, and in designated backcountry campsites. Stoves must be able to be turned on and off.

Smoking is also prohibited, except within an enclosed vehicle, or stopped within a developed paved area devoid of vegetation for at least three feet. Visitors are reminded to properly extinguish all lighted smoking materials and dispose of properly. Fireworks are always prohibited within the park.

Rocky Mountain National Park always has Stage 1 fire restrictions in place, where campfires are prohibited in the park, except within designated campfire rings in picnic areas and front-country campgrounds. The last time a total fire ban (Stage 2 fire restrictions) was in place in the park was in July 2018.

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