New Hampshire Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather
NH State Parks sets the campfire rule for New Hampshire's state parks and forests. Check the state forestry or fire agency and the local fire department for a burn ban before you light anything. Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for New Hampshire load on the page.
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The campfire rule in New Hampshire
Campfires in state parks and forests
All campgrounds fires are subject to fire restrictions. All permitted camping fires must be contained within the fire ring. Trash burning is prohibited.NH State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
When camping in the backcountry - camping and fires are prohibited: Within 200 feet of certain trails and water bodies. Within 1/4 mile of backcountry facilities (shelters, huts, and trailheads).USDA Forest Service, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
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 New Hampshire
The New Hampshire camping guide has the months when the weather works, how New Hampshire State Parks (Department of Natural and Cultural 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.