Missouri Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather
Missouri's Missouri DNR page says a campfire does not need a permit. Burn bans and fire restrictions are posted by Missouri Department of Conservation (burn bans are local). Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for Missouri load on the page.
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Burn bans and restrictions: Missouri Department of Conservation (burn bans are local).
The campfire rule in Missouri
Campfires in state parks and forests
Campfires are the responsibility of the camper and are restricted to the fire ring or grills provided. Large fires and the burning of trash are strictly prohibited. Campers must completely extinguish all fires before leaving.Missouri State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Whether you need a permit
Campfires and other fires used solely for recreational purposes, ceremonial occasions or outdoor noncommercial preparation of food are allowed in Missouri.Missouri DNR, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
What the quote says: no permit is required.
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Forest fires often start from campfires that were not put out. You can be held responsible for suppression costs if your campfire starts a wildfire. OBEY ALL CAMPFIRE BANS IN EFFECT .USFS, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
Ask your local fire department if there is a burn ban in place.Missouri Department of Conservation, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: Missouri Department of Conservation (burn bans are local).
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 Missouri
The Missouri camping guide has the months when the weather works, how Missouri State Parks (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.