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Tennessee Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather

Q: What is the campfire rule at Tennessee state parks and forests?

Tennessee State Parks says: “In designated camping and picnic grounds when the fire is confined in a fireplace provided for the use of visitors, or grills, or in locations marked by the Superintendent; or”

Q: Where are burn bans and fire restrictions posted in Tennessee?

Tennessee Division of Forestry is the source this page found, at https://www.tn.gov/tnwildlandfire/prevention/safe-debris-burning/permits.html. A county or a single forest can order a stricter ban than the state, so also ask the local fire department or ranger district.

Q: What does a red flag warning mean for a campfire in Tennessee?

A red flag warning is the National Weather Service saying warm temperatures, very low humidity and strong winds make a fire spread fast. It is a weather product, not a ban, but many agencies tighten or end campfires when one is out. The live panel on this page shows any warning, fire weather watch or fire warning for the state right now.

Tennessee State Parks sets the campfire rule for Tennessee's state parks and forests. Burn bans and fire restrictions are posted by Tennessee Division of Forestry. Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for Tennessee load on the page.

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The rule

The campfire rule in Tennessee

Campfires in state parks and forests

In designated camping and picnic grounds when the fire is confined in a fireplace provided for the use of visitors, or grills, or in locations marked by the Superintendent; or

Tennessee State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source

Where fire restrictions are posted

If hazardous fire weather poses an uncommonly severe risk, the Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the State Forester, may issue a burn ban for specific counties at the request of county mayors. The Governor may also issue a burn ban on a regional or statewide basis.

Tennessee Division of Forestry, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source

Current restrictions: Tennessee 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.

Planning a trip

Camping in Tennessee

The Tennessee camping guide has the months when the weather works, how Tennessee State Parks books sites, the rule for camping outside a campground and a live weekend forecast for your campsite.

Tennessee campfire questions

What is the campfire rule at Tennessee state parks and forests?

Where are burn bans and fire restrictions posted in Tennessee?

What does a red flag warning mean for a campfire in Tennessee?

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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.

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