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Fire restrictionsColorado

Mesa Verde National Park

Campfire and fire-use rules for this area, with each localized order the land manager has published.

Campfires only in developed sites.

Developed sites

The 2026 Superintendent's Compendium quotes 36 CFR 2.13 as generally prohibiting fires except in designated areas and receptacles: Morefield Campground, designated picnic areas, employee residences, and park-provided fire rings, grills, residential fire rings, and stoves made for cooking. No forest-wide or park-wide fire restriction order, stage, or closure appears in the supplied text, and no explicit no-restriction statement appears, so status is partial and campfire policy is developed sites only.

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Superintendent's Compendium - Mesa Verde National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Fire restrictions · Colorado

Mesa Verde National Park

Campfires only in developed sites.

Developed sites

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Shapes are approximate planning aids, not legal boundaries.

Current orders 1

Where Fire use Dates Source
Chapin Mesa Picnic Area grills closed to fire Chapin Mesa Picnic Area cooking grills on Mesa Top Loop Road No campfire No charcoal Current Superintendent's Compendium - Mesa Verde National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Standing rules 1

Where Fire use Dates Source
36 CFR 2.13 designated fire areas and receptacles Morefield Campground, designated picnic areas, and employee residences; fires elsewhere in the park are generally prohibited under 36 CFR 2.13 Campfire in developed sites Charcoal in developed sites Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - Mesa Verde National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Before you go

We track each forest's orders and alerts. Every rule links to its source. Rules change fast in fire season, so check with the forest before your trip. Posted signs and official orders always win.