Utah Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather
Utah State Parks sets the campfire rule for Utah's state parks and forests. Burn bans and fire restrictions are posted by Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (utahfireinfo.gov). Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for Utah load on the page.
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Burn bans and restrictions: Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (utahfireinfo.gov).
The campfire rule in Utah
Campfires in state parks and forests
Fires are allowed in designated fire pits only. Seasonal fire restrictions may be in place.Utah State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Use existing fire rings or use a fire pan.Bureau of Land Management, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
Be aware of any current fire restrictions listed on www.utahfireinfo.gov.Bureau of Land Management, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (utahfireinfo.gov).
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 Utah
The Utah camping guide has the months when the weather works, how Utah State Parks books sites, the rule for camping outside a campground and a live weekend forecast for your campsite.
Utah 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.