Wildfires near South Lake Tahoe, California, United States

1 Active Fires
1,529 Acres Burning 1.8x the size of Central Park
39 2026 Season Fires
99,368 2026 Season Acres

Newest wildfires in South Lake Tahoe

Oct 3 Started 196 acres 151 football fields Slink Fire
Oct 3 Started 1,529 acres 1.8x the size of Central Park Bull Fire
Oct 2 Started 1 acres 1 football fields Alta Fire
Sep 30 Started 52 acres 40 football fields Piute Fire
Sep 29 Started Volcano Fire
Sep 16 Started 622 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 478 football fields Floriston Fire

Largest wildfires in South Lake Tahoe this season

66,505 Acres 55.1x the size of Lincoln Park 2.2x the size of San Francisco Fred Mt Fire Lemmon Valley
15,085 Acres About the size of Manhattan 2.9x the size of JFK Airport Hawk Fire Somerset
13,930 Acres About the size of Manhattan 2.7x the size of JFK Airport Elephant Fire Loyalton
1,529 Acres 1.8x the size of Central Park Bull Fire Verdi
622 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 478 football fields Floriston Fire Verdi
270 Acres 208 football fields Junction 2 Fire Loyalton

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馃敟 Bull Fire Active 2026
Started: Oct 3 1,529 acre
Near Verdi 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Slink Fire 2026
Started: Oct 03 196 acre
Near Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada 路 Mono County, California
馃敟 Alta Fire 2026
Started: Oct 02 1 acre 100% contained
Near Alta 路 Placer County, California
馃敟 Piute Fire 2026
Started: Sep 30 52 acre
Near Mi-Wuk Village 路 Tuolumne County, California
馃敟 Volcano Fire 2026
Started: Sep 29 0 acre
Near Foresthill 路 El Dorado County, California
馃敟 Floriston Fire 2026
Started: Sep 16 622 acre 100% contained
Near Verdi, Nevada 路 Nevada County, California


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