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Stage 1 fire restrictions cover essentially all Nevada public land, and Great Basin National Park is at STAGE 2. Orders confirmed in effect on NevadaFireInfo.org as of August 16, 2026: the BLM Nevada statewide Fire Prevention Order (effective May 1, 2026); Stage 1 in Southern Nevada (BLM Southern Nevada District, May 26; Lake Mead NRA and Spring Mountains NRA, May 29; Reclamation land in Clark County, May 29), Northeast Nevada (BLM Elko District, June 12; Humboldt-Toiyabe Mountain City and Jarbidge Ranger Districts), Central Nevada (BLM Battle Mountain and Winnemucca Districts; Santa Rosa Ranger District) and the Sierra Front (BLM Carson City District; Humboldt-Toiyabe Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts; Nevada Division of Forestry Western Region); and STAGE 2 at Great Basin National Park effective July 3, 2026. SHOOTING RESTRICTION ON THE SIERRA FRONT: an Emergency Recreational Shooting Order (04-17-26-01-05, signed Aug 14, 2026) prohibits discharging a firearm, air rifle or gas gun between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on all National Forest System lands, roads and trails in the Carson Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and runs through Oct 31, 2026 unless rescinded; people engaged in legal hunting, Forest Service permit holders and on-duty officers are exempt, and a violation is a Class B misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to $5,000 for an individual. Always prohibited on all BLM and Forest Service land in Nevada: fireworks and any pyrotechnic or incendiary device, explosives including binary exploding targets, ammunition with tracer, incendiary or steel components, and operating any engine without a working spark arrestor. Stage 1 additionally bars campfires and charcoal outside agency-approved developed recreation sites. Restrictions are issued per land-management unit and change with conditions — confirm your exact area at NevadaFireInfo.org/restrictions.

✓ Verified against the official source · August 16, 2026 · Official source ↗