Rocky Mountain National Park says Stage 2 fire restrictions remain in effect
All campfires, including charcoal fires, are prohibited throughout RMNP; petroleum-fueled stoves and grills remain allowed in limited areas, while the notice does not specify when the restrictions began or whether smoking is banned.
Rocky Mountain National Park said Tuesday evening that Stage 2 fire restrictions were in effect throughout the park because of extreme fire danger, the extended forecast and fire activity elsewhere in Colorado, the park said. The restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.
The ban prohibits all campfires in the park, including fires made with charcoal briquettes. Petroleum-fueled stoves and grills may still be used in developed campgrounds, picnic areas and designated wilderness campsites if they can be turned on and off.
The park’s written notice does not specify when the restrictions began. Its accompanying graphic includes no-smoking and no-campfire symbols, but the notice does not say whether smoking is prohibited throughout the park or identify exceptions. The park’s general fire-regulations page says stricter restrictions may be imposed but does not include a current Stage 2 order.
The restrictions come as InciWeb lists multiple active Colorado fires and KUNC reported July 13 that new fires had started in Routt County. The park did not report an active wildfire inside RMNP in the available July 14 record.