Cameron Peak Fire Rocky Mountain National Park

Today tuesday august 18th in an abundance of caution due to forecast winds and extreme fire conditions rocky mountain national park is implementing temporary closures in the more remote northwest area of rocky mountain national park due to the cameron peak fire.

Cameron peak fire rocky mountain national park. Rocky mountain national park keeps old fall river road open for cameron peak fire vehicles by logan smith october 5 2020 at 1 17 pm filed under. The cameron peak fire shown in pink is within 5 miles of rocky mountain national park rocky mountain incident management team crews fighting the cameron peak fire 40 miles west of fort collins. The fire is approximately four miles from the park s northwest boundary. This account provides fire information for the cameron peak fire located 25 miles east of walden.

The cameron peak fire moved into rocky mountain national park on saturday september 6 and has encompassed approximately 7 050 acres in the cascade creek hague creek and mummy pass creek drainage. A portion of the cameron peak fire is burning a mile or less from the edge of rocky mountain national park the incident command team estimated tuesday morning. Cameron peak fire burns through 11 square miles of rocky mountain national park park officials offer first detailed information on the damage by john meyer the denver post sep 11 2020 6 00 am. 15 miles southwest of red feather lakes co.

In rocky mountain national park. Cameron peak fire colorado news rocky mountain. For further information regarding fire conditions regulations recent and ongoing fires in the park please contact the information office at 970 586 1206. The cameron peak fire moved south into a remote portion of rocky mountain national park on saturday and the park closed trail ridge road at 3 p m.