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Colorado Current Fire Restrictions (2026)

Conditional: Colorado has no single statewide fire ban — Stage 1 and Stage 2 restrictions are set separately by each county, national forest, BLM field office and national park, and several units stepped DOWN a stage on August 20, 2026.

Colorado has no single statewide fire ban — Stage 1 and Stage 2 restrictions are set separately by each county, national forest, BLM field office and national park, and several units stepped DOWN a stage on August 20, 2026. Verified Aug 21, 2026. STAGE 2 IS IN EFFECT (no campfires or charcoal grills at all, even in developed campgrounds) on the ARAPAHO & ROOSEVELT National Forests — the Sulphur Ranger District in Grand County, the Boulder and Clear Creek Ranger Districts in Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Jefferson counties, and the Canyon Lakes Ranger District in Larimer County (Forest Order 02-10-05-26-09) — and on three BLM field offices: Colorado River Valley (Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and Routt counties), Grand Junction (Delta, Garfield, Mesa and Montrose counties) and Kremmling (Eagle, Grand, Jackson, Larimer and Summit counties). STAGE 1 (campfires generally only in permanent fire rings at developed sites): the GRAND MESA, UNCOMPAHGRE & GUNNISON National Forests dropped from Stage 2 to Stage 1 at 12:01 a.m. on Aug 20, 2026, through Dec 31 unless rescinded — their fire danger is still rated Extreme; BLM's Gunnison, Little Snake, Royal Gorge, San Luis Valley, Tres Rios, Uncompahgre and White River field offices; and the National Park Service units that publish a stage, including Rocky Mountain National Park, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado National Monument and Dinosaur (Yucca House National Monument is at Stage 2). Baseline on public lands at every stage: no fireworks, exploding targets or tracer ammunition, and engines need a working spark arrestor; gas, jellied-petroleum and pressurized-liquid-fuel stoves with a shut-off valve stay legal. Counties set their own separate bans on top of this. Confirm your exact county and land manager before any fire — Colorado restrictions change fast in both directions.

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