With increasingly dry conditions and rising temperatures, the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park have adopted restrictions that will only allow campfires in established fire rings in …
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With increasingly dry conditions and rising temperatures, the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park have adopted restrictions that will only allow campfires in established fire rings in designated areas.
The restrictions started Sunday.
All backcountry and dispersed area campfires are no longer allowed, including the use of charcoal grills or other equipment that creates ash.
Gas or propane camp stoves with a shut-off valve or lever that extinguishes the flame immediately are permitted but should be operated well away from flammable vegetation and forest litter.
Campfires on the beaches of Olympic National Park are also banned.
“As we’ve seen in recent years the peninsula is getting drier earlier in the year,” said Micah Johnson, assistant fire management officer for Olympic Interagency Fire Management.
“These changes make the landscape more vulnerable. Even places like the rainforests in Quinault and Hoh River valleys and beaches along the coast are susceptible,” Johnson added.
To view the list of campgrounds where campfires are allowed on the Olympic National Forest, go to https://bit.ly/3XOGdpQ.
