Nevada Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather
Nevada Division of State Parks sets the campfire rule for Nevada's state parks and forests. Burn bans and fire restrictions are posted by Nevada Division of Forestry. Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for Nevada load on the page.
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The campfire rule in Nevada
Campfires in state parks and forests
In a park, a person shall not light, build or maintain a fire: (a) Except in a portable stove, a barbecue or a fireplace; or (b) On the ground, unless the fire is in an enclosure provided by the Division or approved by the supervisor of the park.Nevada Division of State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Check for regional fire information and fire restrictions before you leave home. Pay particular care with campfires .Bureau of Land Management, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
The Nevada Division of Forestry enacts fire restrictions on state lands, which includes the types of fire-related activities that are permitted given current conditions, as well as restriction exemptions and penalties for disobeying posted restrictions.Nevada Division of Forestry, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: Nevada Division of 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 Nevada
The Nevada camping guide has the months when the weather works, how Nevada Division of State Parks books sites, the rule for camping outside a campground and a live weekend forecast for your campsite.
Nevada campfire questions
Campfire rules in other states
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.