North Dakota Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather
N.D. Admin. Code ch. 58-02-08 Park Use Rules sets the campfire rule for North Dakota's state parks and forests. Burn bans and fire restrictions are posted by North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (ND Response). Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for North Dakota load on the page.
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The campfire rule in North Dakota
Campfires in state parks and forests
No person may build a fire outside of stoves, grills, fire rings, or other places provided for building a fire. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 2 noncriminal offense.N.D. Admin. Code ch. 58-02-08 Park Use Rules, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Always check for fire restrictions or burn bans before starting a campfire (see the Alerts page).Dakota Prairie Grasslands, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
To view current fire restrictions by county, travelers can visit ndresponse.gov or contact their local emergency management office. Burn ban restrictions for state parks are derived from the county in which the park is located.ND Parks and Recreation news, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (ND Response).
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 North Dakota
The North Dakota camping guide has the months when the weather works, how North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department books sites, the rule for camping outside a campground and a live weekend forecast for your campsite.
North Dakota campfire questions
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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.