West Virginia Campfire Rules and Burn Bans, With Live Fire Weather
West Virginia's WV Division of Forestry page says a campfire needs a permit in some places or seasons. Burn bans and fire restrictions are posted by West Virginia Division of Forestry. Live National Weather Service fire weather alerts for West Virginia load on the page.
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Burn bans and restrictions: West Virginia Division of Forestry.
The campfire rule in West Virginia
Campfires in state parks and forests
All fires must be confined to designated grills or areas.West Virginia State Parks, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Whether you need a permit
Burning season prohibitions exclude 1) small fires for the purpose of food preparation, warmth or light around which all grass, brush, stubble or debris has been removed for at least 10 feet from the fireWV Division of Forestry, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
What the quote says: a permit is required in some places or seasons.
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Within campgrounds and other recreation areas, fires may only be built in fire rings, stoves, grills, or fireplaces provided for that purpose.Monongahela National Forest (USFS), read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
Follow all burning season guidelines, which state that between March 1 and May 31 as well as October 1 through December 31, outdoor burning is prohibited during the daytime hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.WV Division of Forestry, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: West Virginia 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.
Camping in West Virginia
The West Virginia camping guide has the months when the weather works, how West Virginia State Parks (Division of Natural 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.