2026 Colorado Wildfires

5 Active Fires

152,933 Acres Burning 5.1x the size of San Francisco

66 2026 Season Fires ▲ +36 (+120%) vs same period last year

318,405 2026 Season Acres ▲ +100,990 (+46%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Colorado

Oct 6 Started 6 acres 5 football fields Dry Creek Fire

Sep 7 Started 2 acres 2 football fields Burnett Gulch Fire

Sep 3 Started 32 acres 25 football fields Hunter Fire

Sep 2 Started 145 acres 112 football fields Sw3 Fire

Aug 30 Started 3 acres 2 football fields 8 80 Fire

Aug 29 Started 2 acres 2 football fields Mill Creek 4 Fire

Largest wildfires in Colorado this season

102,007 Acres About the size of the city of Denver 7.0x the size of Manhattan Aspen Acres Fire Beulah Valley

64,881 Acres 2.2x the size of San Francisco 77.0x the size of Central Park Ferris Fire Dolores

39,747 Acres About the size of Washington D.C. 32.9x the size of Lincoln Park Gold Mountain Fire Ouray

30,202 Acres About the size of San Francisco 2.1x the size of Manhattan Snyder Fire Loma

29,209 Acres About the size of San Francisco 2.0x the size of Manhattan Sharpe Fire Boise City

All 2026 Colorado Fires · 66 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Colorado. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed the border is listed with the acres that burned in Colorado, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Colorado is listed too, at its Colorado acres, and is not added to the Colorado fire counts.

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Fire	County	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
Aspen Acres Fire	Custer	Jun 29, 2026	90%	Active	102,007	38.0550, -104.9960	38.1500, -105.1855
Ferris Fire	Montezuma	Jun 27, 2026	100%	Inactive	64,881	37.7314, -108.6852	37.6570, -108.6941
Gold Mountain Fire	Ouray	Jun 27, 2026	92%	Active	39,747	38.1247, -107.6216	38.0329, -107.6640
Snyder Fire	Mesa	Jun 27, 2026	100%	Inactive	25,442 of 30,202	39.0620, -109.0009	38.9984, -109.2488
Sharpe Fire	Baca	May 16, 2026	100%	Inactive	15,982 of 29,209	37.0005, -102.6182	—
Willow Fire	Lake	Jun 28, 2026	92%	Active	7,534	39.2245, -106.4194	39.1872, -106.4753
24 Fire	Fremont	Mar 18, 2026	100%	Inactive	7,385	38.5120, -104.9346	38.5270, -104.9637
Elk Fire	Hinsdale	Jul 9, 2026	90%	Inactive	7,257	38.0954, -107.3307	38.1242, -107.3548
County Rd 169 Fire	Elbert	Feb 17, 2026	100%	Inactive	5,586	39.1239, -103.8011	39.1212, -103.8690
113 Fire	Logan	Feb 25, 2026	100%	Inactive	5,107	40.8851, -103.0899	40.9351, -103.1156
Hammer Fire	El Paso	Apr 22, 2026	0%	Inactive	4,900	38.6428, -104.5685	38.6822, -104.7008
Post Fire	Las Animas	Aug 12, 2026	100%	Inactive	4,335	37.0451, -104.4282	37.0819, -104.4214
Keystone Fire	Rio Blanco	Jul 21, 2026	100%	Active	3,042	40.2131, -108.1691	40.2171, -108.2174
Poitrey Canyon Fire	Las Animas	Apr 24, 2026	100%	Inactive	2,113	37.3389, -103.6528	37.3171, -103.6385
Fuhr Gulch Fire	Moffat	Jul 21, 2026	100%	Inactive	1,650	40.4158, -107.7505	40.4128, -107.7817
Schwachheim Fire	Las Animas	Apr 12, 2026	100%	Inactive	1,582	37.0151, -104.3931	37.0017, -104.3699
Pl Gulch Fire	Rio Blanco	Jul 13, 2026	100%	Inactive	1,580	39.8718, -108.2288	39.8738, -108.2228
Rio Blanco Fire	Archuleta	Jul 28, 2026	100%	Inactive	1,388	37.1320, -106.9772	37.1228, -107.0465
Sheep Head Fire	Huerfano	Jun 29, 2026	100%	Inactive	1,322	37.6649, -105.1712	37.5710, -105.1285
Wagon Wheel Fire	Baca	Jun 23, 2026	—	Inactive	1,312	37.2175, -103.0692	37.1578, -103.0576
Big Gulch Fire	Moffat	Jul 20, 2026	100%	Inactive	1,055	40.6897, -107.6704	40.5878, -107.6183
Doe Canyon Fire	Dolores	Jun 27, 2026	0%	Inactive	1,046	37.7234, -108.6782	37.7960, -108.6643
Swiss Roll Fire	Archuleta	Aug 20, 2026	100%	Inactive	777	37.3875, -106.7683	37.5148, -106.7905
Sheep Pen Fire	Las Animas	Aug 12, 2026	80%	Inactive	712	37.0779, -103.2887	37.0765, -103.2817
310 Fire	Garfield	Aug 6, 2026	100%	Active	603	39.4407, -107.9679	39.4448, -107.9855
Cr X Fire	Prowers	Jun 10, 2026	—	Inactive	512	37.9557, -102.7351	37.9664, -102.7260
Red Rock Fire	Mesa	Jun 27, 2026	95%	Inactive	341	39.2936, -108.4390	39.1978, -108.4370
Bee Hive Fire	Montrose	Jun 8, 2026	88%	Inactive	336	38.4276, -108.8806	38.4181, -108.8884
Dry Creek Fire	Garfield	Jun 23, 2026	100%	Inactive	316	39.4846, -107.7420	39.4827, -107.7496
Fishhook Fire	Routt	Jul 12, 2026	100%	Inactive	309	40.4010, -106.7156	40.4142, -106.7256
Sw3 Fire	Las Animas	Sep 2, 2026	—	Inactive	137 of 145	37.0023, -104.4097	37.0002, -104.4092
Chama Canyon Fire	Costilla	Mar 20, 2026	—	Inactive	141	37.1957, -105.2881	37.1892, -105.3046
Bear Fire	Las Animas	Jun 10, 2026	0%	Inactive	128	37.5637, -103.9953	37.4980, -104.1503
High Fence Fire	Las Animas	Aug 12, 2026	—	Inactive	121	37.0273, -103.4932	37.0261, -103.4897
Mc Cloud Fire	Dolores	Jun 28, 2026	—	Inactive	109	37.6622, -108.9082	37.7054, -108.8875
11 Fire	Fremont	Jun 29, 2026	—	Inactive	107	38.6660, -105.3589	38.6251, -105.7529
Two Track Fire	Mesa	Jul 15, 2026	—	Inactive	70	38.8326, -108.9959	38.8261, -108.9416
Buttermillk Fire	Custer	Mar 18, 2026	—	Inactive	65	38.1803, -105.6078	38.1862, -105.6229
Ko Fire	Fremont	Jun 18, 2026	—	Inactive	64	38.4818, -104.9707	38.4793, -104.9698
Brush Creek Fire	Mesa	Mar 27, 2026	—	Inactive	59	39.2931, -107.8454	39.2960, -107.8443
Paradox Trail Fire	Mesa	Jun 8, 2026	—	Inactive	53	38.5165, -108.7003	38.5157, -108.7044
County Road 80 Fire	Routt	Jun 12, 2026	—	Inactive	50	40.5337, -107.2224	40.5281, -107.2206
Stove Canyon Fire	Garfield	Jul 28, 2026	—	Inactive	44	39.3918, -108.7583	39.3913, -108.7528
South Shale Fire	Mesa	Jun 15, 2026	—	Inactive	44	39.3138, -108.4233	39.2993, -108.3982
Green Ridge Fire	Routt	Jul 12, 2026	—	Inactive	41	40.2463, -106.8347	40.2531, -106.8573
Lawhead Fire	Delta	Jun 18, 2026	—	Inactive	35	38.8406, -107.8595	38.8430, -107.8570
Finley Canyon Fire	Montezuma	Aug 2, 2026	—	Inactive	34	37.2863, -108.8411	37.2873, -108.8428
Hunter Fire	Rio Blanco	Sep 3, 2026	—	Inactive	32	39.7983, -108.3076	39.7981, -108.3076
Indian Creek Fire	Jackson	Aug 4, 2026	—	Inactive	31	40.4184, -106.4681	40.4216, -106.4636
Hartman Hill Fire	Grand	Jul 20, 2026	—	Inactive	26	39.9284, -106.5141	39.9277, -106.3748
Stewart Fire	Rio Blanco	Aug 26, 2026	—	Inactive	25	39.8099, -108.1586	39.8367, -108.2165
Kittle Fire	Pitkin	Aug 19, 2026	—	Inactive	25	39.3350, -106.8629	39.3342, -106.8591
Gotera Fire	Las Animas	Aug 12, 2026	—	Inactive	23	37.0584, -103.5704	37.0575, -103.5672
Spring Creek Fire	Eagle	Jun 9, 2026	0%	Inactive	21	39.3769, -106.6851	39.3673, -106.6928
Hermosa Cliff Fire	La Plata	Jun 3, 2026	—	Inactive	18	37.4385, -107.8339	37.4408, -107.8317
Dry Creek Fire	Boulder	Oct 6, 2026	—	Inactive	6	40.1988, -105.4130	40.1160, -105.4516
Hidden Creek Fire	Pueblo	Jun 16, 2026	—	Inactive	4	37.9591, -104.9188	37.9434, -104.9240
8 80 Fire	Routt	Aug 30, 2026	—	Inactive	3	40.6625, -107.1332	40.6626, -107.1332
Penley Fire	Douglas	Jul 26, 2026	—	Inactive	3	39.3938, -105.0395	39.3932, -105.0399
Burnett Gulch Fire	Larimer	Sep 7, 2026	—	Inactive	2	40.2929, -105.3095	40.2893, -105.3060
Mill Creek 4 Fire	Routt	Aug 29, 2026	—	Inactive	2	40.6611, -107.1357	40.6831, -107.1095
Moose Mountain Fire	Larimer	Aug 28, 2026	—	Inactive	1	40.3018, -105.3556	40.2945, -105.3635
Cottonwood Pass Fire	Eagle	Jul 21, 2026	—	Inactive	1	39.5485, -107.0594	39.5710, -107.1023
Rapid Creek 2 Fire	Mesa	Aug 11, 2026	—	Inactive	0	39.1344, -108.3224	39.1268, -108.3234
Kineo Fire	El Paso	Jul 5, 2026	—	Inactive	0	38.7774, -104.9353	38.7869, -104.9289
Far Draw Fire	Dolores	Jun 27, 2026	—	Inactive	0	37.7236, -108.6314	37.7154, -108.6442
Also burned into Colorado
Ballard Fire from Oklahoma	Cimarron	May 15, 2026	100%	Inactive	6,721 of 18,323	36.9839, -102.3395	—
Totals		2026 Season Fires 66	Active Fires 5	Acres Burning 152,933	2026 Season Acres 318,405

Land cover · Colorado 2026

Burned acres in Colorado for the 2026 season, split by the kind of land that burned. Each figure counts the LANDFIRE 30 m cells inside a fire's latest mapped perimeter. The Fires tab carries the reported season acreage.

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Forest ownership · Colorado 2026

Burned forest acres in Colorado for the 2026 season, split by who owns the land. Owners are mapped for forestland, so every figure here counts burned cells whose LANDFIRE lifeform is Tree. The Fires tab carries the season acreage this site reports.

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Burn severity · Colorado 2026

Burned acres in Colorado for the 2026 season, split by how severely each cell of ground burned. Each figure counts the 30 m cells inside a fire's latest mapped perimeter, measured from satellite imagery. The Fires tab carries the reported season acreage.

Severity comes from the differenced normalized burn ratio (dNBR), the same index the federal burn severity programs publish, classified with the standard thresholds.

This is an initial assessment. Trees keep dying for months after a burn, so severity in forest reads conservative until the official assessments arrive after the season.

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