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  • Waldo Canyon Burn Area Closure

    This order affects the Pikes Peak Ranger District.

    The purpose of this order is to protect natural resources and public health and safety due to impacts of the Waldo Canyon fire.

    Please see the attached document for more information and associated maps.

Alert Start Date: July 9th, 2024

Alert End Date: June 30th, 2029

Rec Sites Affected:

Order Number: 02-12-09-24-07

Associated Documents

Forest Order

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads, and trail in the Waldo Canyon Burn Area on the Pikes Peak Ranger District, Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area,” “Described Roads,” and “Described Trail”): 

  1. Being on the Described Trail.  36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a)
  2. Camping in the Described Area.  36 C.F.R. § 261.58(e)
  3. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire in the Described Area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a)
  4. Using any type of motor vehicle on the Described Roads. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(a)

Contact Name:

Pikes Peak Ranger District

Contact Number:

719-636-1602

Last updated April 17th, 2025