Virginia Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather
Virginia Department of Forestry sets the campfire rule for Virginia's state parks and forests. Burn bans and fire restrictions are posted by Virginia Department of Forestry. Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for Virginia load on the page.
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Burn bans and restrictions: Virginia Department of Forestry.
The campfire rule in Virginia
Campfires in state parks and forests
Some exceptions to the law are made for campfires at Virginia State Parks.Virginia Department of Forestry, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
Virginia's statewide burning law – which prohibits outdoor burning between midnight and 4 p.m. – is in effect from Feb. 15 through April 30.Virginia Department of Forestry, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: Virginia Department 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 Virginia
The Virginia camping guide has the months when the weather works, how Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Virginia State Parks) books sites, the rule for camping outside a campground and a live weekend forecast for your campsite.
Virginia 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.