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Front Country Prescribed Fire

Unit Information

1000 Highway 36 Estes Park Colorado 80517 
1000 Highway 36 Estes Park Colorado 80517 

Incident Contacts

  • Rocky Mountain National Park Information Office
    Phone:
    (970) 586-1206
    Hours:
    8 a.m. - 4 p.m. M-F; 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sa-Su

Front Country Rx Test Fire Successful 04-15-2025

Front Country Prescribed Fire
Publication Type: News - 04/15/2025 - 11:28

Fire personnel at Rocky Mountain National Park have successfully completed a test fire for the Front Country Prescribed Fire. The park will continue with its plan for ignitions today, April 15.

U.S. Highway 36 from Beaver Meadows Visitor Center to Bear Lake junction is now closed until approximately 2pm today. Visitors will need to enter and exit the park through the Fall River Entrance on US 34. Beaver Meadows Visitor Center remains open today.

Visitors and neighboring communities may see smoke in the area, however, due to the fuel type being burned, which includes mainly grasses and small shrubs, heavy and prolonged smoke is not expected from this operation.