Minnesota Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather
Minnesota's Minnesota DNR page says a campfire needs a permit in some places or seasons. Burn bans and fire restrictions are posted by Minnesota DNR Forestry. Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for Minnesota load on the page.
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Burn bans and restrictions: Minnesota DNR Forestry.
The campfire rule in Minnesota
Campfires in state parks and forests
All sites have a picnic table, tent or RV pad, and fire ring with grill for cooking, and have access to water and toilet facilities.Minnesota DNR, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Whether you need a permit
for a "campfire"—a fire set for cooking, warming, or ceremonial purposes, which is not more than 3 feet in diameter by 3 feet high, and has had the ground 5 feet from the base of the fire cleared of all combustible materialMinnesota DNR, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
What the quote says: a permit is required in some places or seasons.
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Be aware of fire restrictions that apply to campfires outside of developed campsites. In dry conditions, campfires may be banned in the general forest, but still allowed in campgrounds.USFS, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
The fire danger and burning restrictions map automatically refreshes every 5 minutes.Minnesota DNR, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: Minnesota DNR Forestry.
Quoted from pages read October 18, 2026. A county, a national forest or a single park can order a stricter ban than the state, so ask the local fire department or ranger district before you light a fire.
Camping in Minnesota
The Minnesota camping guide has the months when the weather works, how Minnesota Department of Natural Resources books sites, the rule for camping outside a campground and a live weekend forecast for your campsite.
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Where this page’s facts come from
- State park, forestry and federal land pages (read October 18, 2026). Booking windows, reservation systems, campfire rules, fire restriction sources and rules for camping outside a campground, each quoted word for word with a link to the page it came from.
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020 (read October 18, 2026). Average monthly high, low and nights at or below 32 F at 150 reference stations, the same stations the heat season and heating season pages use.
- National Weather Service alerts (live, read in your browser when the page loads). Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, Fire Warnings, Freeze Warnings and High Wind Warnings, read live from api.weather.gov.
- National Weather Service 7 day forecast (live, read in your browser when the page loads). The weekend forecast for the ZIP code a visitor enters, read live from api.weather.gov.