Plus, six tips to keep campfires safe and enjoyable this season
Campfire restrictions update - read carefully
A fire ban means no wood fires, charcoal, charcoal briquettes, pellet-fueled grills, candles, tiki torches and other devices that emit flames or embers and cannot be turned off with a valve. Portable cooking stoves, propane fire rings, barbecues, and lanterns using liquefied or bottle fuels are allowed. Devices using liquefied or bottle fuels are banned in the backcountry unless used for cooking. Exceptions to this will be noted beside the park below:
These are the areas that have a current fire ban:
- All beaches from Mink Creek, at the north Lincoln County boundary, south to the Oregon border with California.
- Agate Beach State Recreation Site
- Ainsworth State Park
- Albert H Powers State Recreation Site
- Alderwood State Wayside (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Alfred A. Loeb State Park (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center
- Arizona Beach State Recreation Site (fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Bandon State Natural Area
- Bates State Park
- Battle Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor
- Beachside State Recreation Site
- Benson State Recreation Area
- Beverly Beach State Park
- Blue Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor
- Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint
- Bolon Island Tideways State Scenic Corridor
- Booth State Scenic Corridor
- Bowers Rocks State Park (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Brian Booth State Park
- Bridal Veil Falls State Scenic Viewpoint
- Bullards Beach State Park (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Cape Arago State Park
- Cape Blanco State Park (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Cape Sebastian State Scenic Corridor
- Carl G. Washburne Memorial State Park
- Catherine Creek State Park
- Champoeg State Heritage Area (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Chandler State Wayside
- Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint
- Clyde Holliday State Recreation Site
- Collier Memorial State Park
- Collins Creek State Recreation Site
- Conde B McCullough State Recreation Site
- Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site
- Cottonwood Canyon State Park
- Crissey Field State Recreation Site
- Crown Point State Scenic Viewpoint
- D River State Recreation Site
- Devil's Lake State Recreation
- Devil's Punchbowl State Natural Area
- Dabney State Recreation Area
- Dalton Point State Recreation Site
- Darlingtonia State Natural Site
- Deschutes River State Recreation Area
- Detroit Lake State Recreation Area (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Mongold Day-use Area
- Devil's Lake State Recreation Are
- Devil's Punchbowl State Natural Area
- Dexter State Recreation Site (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site
- Elijah Bristow State Park (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Elk Creek Tunnel Forest State Scenic Corridor
- Ellmaker State Wayside
- Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area
- Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint
- Fall Creek State Recreation Area (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Cascara Campground
- Fisherman's Point Group Camp
- Farewell Bend State Recreation Area
- Fishing Rock State Recreation Site
- Floras Lake State Natural Area
- Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area
- Fort Rock State Natural Area
- Geisel Monument State Heritage Site
- George W. Joseph State Natural Area
- Gleneden Beach State Recreation Area
- Golden State Heritage Site
- Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area
- Goose Lake State Recreation Area
- Governor Patterson Memorial State Recreation Site
- Government Island State Recreation Area
- Guy W. Talbot State Park
- H.B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor
- Harris Beach State Park (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Hat Rock State Park
- Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint
- Hilgard Junction State Park
- Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail
- Hoffman Memorial State Wayside
- Humbug Mountain State Park (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Illinois River Forks Scenic Waterway
- Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site
- Jackson F. Kimball State Recreation Site
- Jasper State Recreation Site (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park
- John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor
- Koberg Beach State Recreation Site
- L Presley and Vera C Gill Natural Site
- Lake Owyhee State Park
- LaPine State Park
- Latourelle State Park
- Lost Creek State Recreation Site
- Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site
- Lowell State Recreation Site (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Luckiamute Landing State Natural Area (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Maud Williamson State Recreation Site (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Mayer State Park
- McLoughlin State Natural Area
- McVay Rock State Recreation Site
- Memaloose State Park
- Milo McIver State Park (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Minam State Recreation Area
- Molalla River State Park (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Neptune State Scenic Viewpoint
- Neskowin Beach State Recreation Site
- OC&E Woods Line State Trail
- Ontario State Recreation Site
- Ophir State Recreation Site
- Otter Crest State Scenic Viewpoint
- Otter Point State Recreation Site
- Paradise Point State Recreation Site
- Pete French Round Barn State Heritage Site
- Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint
- Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint
- Port Orford Cedar Forest Scenic Corridor
- Port Orford Heads State Park
- Portland Women’s Forum State Scenic Viewpoint
- Prineville Reservoir State Park (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Jasper Point Campground (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Prineville Reservoir Campground (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Red Bridge State Wayside
- Roads End State Recreation Site
- Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint
- Rooster Rock State Park
- Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor
- San Marine State Wayside
- Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Seal Rock State Recreation Site
- Seven Devils State Recreation Site
- Shepperd’s Dell State Natural Area
- Sheridan State Scenic Corridor
- Shore Acres State Park
- Silver Falls State Park
- Sisters Rock
- Sisters State Park
- Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
- South Beach State Park
- South Jetty
- Starvation Creek State Park
- Stonefield Beach State Recreation Site
- Succor Creek State Natural Area
- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Site
- Sunset Bay State Park (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- The Cove Palisades State Park (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Tokatee Klootchman State Natural Site
- TouVelle State Recreation Site
- Tseriadun State Recreation Site
- Tumalo State Park (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor
- Umpqua Lighthouse State Park (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Umpqua Myrtle State Natural Site
- Umpqua State Scenic Corridor
- Unity Forest State Scenic Corridor
- Unity Lake State Recreation Site
- Valley of the Rogue State Park (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Viento State Park
- Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area
- W. B. Nelson State Recreation Site
- Wallowa Falls Campground
- Wallowa Lake Highway Forest State Scenic Corridor
- Wallow Lake State Park
- Willamette Mission State Park (propane fire rings not allowed)
- Willamette River Greenway (propane fire rings not allowed)
- William M. Tugman State Park (wood fires permitted in established fire rings)
- Winchuck State Recreation Site
- Wolf Creek Inn State Heritage Site
- Wyeth State Recreation Area
- Wygant State Natural Area
- Yachats Ocean Road State Natural Site
- Yachats State Recreation Area
- Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site
- Yoakam Point State Natural Site
Fireworks are prohibited year-round on all Oregon beaches and Oregon state park property.
Questions? Send an email to our Oregon State Parks Information Center or call 800 551-6949.
Six tips for a safe and enjoyable campfire
- Maintain campfire flames at knee height (about 2 feet high). A smaller flame helps prevent ash and embers from rising into the trees or dry vegetation. If you see the wind stirring up embers, play it safe and put the fire out.
- Only build campfires in the existing fire ring in your campsite. Fire rings are placed in areas with buffer zones and away from vegetation.
- Always keep plenty of water on hand to safely put out the campfire. Douse the flames with water and stir the embers to make sure everything is wet. The stirring step is important: ash and wood debris often maintain heat.
- Beach campfires should be on open sand and away from driftwood or vegetation. Slowly pour water on your beach fire to put it out. Pouring water too quickly can cause hot sand to fly. Don’t use sand to put out a beach fire. Covering the fire with sand will insulate the coals, keeping them hot enough to burn someone hours or even days later.
- For propane fire rings, follow the same safety precautions you would with a log-based campfire. The use of propane fire rings may vary depending on local conditions.
- Make sure everyone in your campsite is familiar with campfire safety, including children. Always keep an eye on your campfire; many accidental fires are started because campers left their fire unattended for “just a minute.”
When a campground is in a wildfire evacuation Level 1, 2 or 3
Level 1
Before you arrive—or during your stay—a campground may be affected by a wildfire. The park could be subject to Level 1, 2, or 3 notification without warning. Incoming reservation customers will receive an email from us if a park is under a Level 1 status or if it is closed because of Level 2 or Level 3 status. The status will also be included in the fire restrictions list above when needed.
What does this mean and what should you consider for your trip?
- If a park reaches Level 1, that means a fire is in the area, and you should be ready to evacuate if notified. Air quality may be affected. Visit www.oregonsmoke.org and the 2023 Wildfire Situation Board for the latest conditions.
- If you choose to cancel your reservation when a park is at Level 1, standard charges and policies apply. Cancellation information
Level 2
- If a park falls within the Level 2 boundaries, it will be evacuated. Please follow the direction of park staff or law enforcement to safely leave the campground.
- Your reservations will be canceled and all fees will be refunded. Oregon State Parks will contact incoming campers with updates on their reservations.
Level 3
- If a park falls within the Level 3 boundaries, it is under evacuation or has already evacuated. Please follow the direction of park staff or law enforcement to safely leave the campground.
- Your reservations will be canceled and all fees will be refunded. Oregon State Parks will contact incoming campers with updates on their reservations.
Resources
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