Wildfires near South Lake Tahoe, California, United States

1 Active Fires
622 Acres Burning Slightly smaller than Central Park
34 2026 Season Fires
97,590 2026 Season Acres

Newest wildfires in South Lake Tahoe

Sep 16 Started 622 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 478 football fields Floriston Fire
Aug 25 Started 3 acres 2 football fields Newtown Fire
Aug 20 Started 19 acres 15 football fields Loma Fire
Aug 13 Started 132 acres 102 football fields Talbot Fire
Aug 11 Started 16 acres 12 football fields Dennis Fire
Aug 11 Started 125 acres 96 football fields Eagle 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
622 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 478 football fields Floriston Fire Verdi
270 Acres 208 football fields Junction 2 Fire Loyalton
185 Acres 142 football fields Diablo Fire Virginia City

Search Fires

馃敟 Floriston Fire Active 2026
Started: Sep 16 622 acre 95% contained
Near Verdi, Nevada 路 Nevada County, California
馃敟 Newtown Fire 2026
Started: Aug 25 3 acre 100% contained
Near Camino 路 El Dorado County, California
馃敟 Loma Fire 2026
Started: Aug 20 19 acre 100% contained
Near Mountain Ranch 路 Calaveras County, California
馃敟 Talbot Fire 2026
Started: Aug 13 132 acre
Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City 路 Placer County, California
馃敟 Dennis Fire 2026
Started: Aug 11 16 acre 100% contained
Near Pollock Pines 路 El Dorado County, California
馃敟 Eagle Fire 2026
Started: Aug 11 125 acre
Near Topaz Ranch Estates 路 Douglas County, Nevada
馃敟 Hawk Fire 2026
Started: Aug 10 15,085 acre 100% contained
Near Somerset 路 El Dorado County, California
馃敟 Fred Mt Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 66,505 acre 0% contained
Near Lemmon Valley 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Ruby Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 142 acre
Near Carter Springs 路 Douglas County, Nevada
馃敟 Double Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 130 acre
Near Carter Springs 路 Douglas County, Nevada
馃敟 Woods Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 65 acre 100% contained
Near Walker 路 Alpine County, California
馃敟 Bug Fire Complex Member 2026
Started: Aug 08 93,733 acre 100% contained
Near Cold Springs, Nevada 路 Lassen County, California
馃敟 Hunter Fire 2026
Started: Aug 8 7 acre
Near Mogul 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Crystal Peak Fire 2026
Started: Aug 5 2 acre
Near Verdi, Nevada 路 Sierra County, California
馃敟 Diablo Fire 2026
Started: Aug 3 185 acre
Near Virginia City 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Ringo Fire 2026
Started: Aug 2 77 acre
Near Cold Springs 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Junction 2 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 270 acre
Near Loyalton 路 Plumas County, California
馃敟 Sizzle Fire 2026
Started: Jul 19 0 acre
Near Sun Valley 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Gold Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 19 acre
Near Virginia City 路 Storey County, Nevada
馃敟 Elephant Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 13,930 acre 100% contained
Near Loyalton 路 Sierra County, California
馃敟 Sand Stone Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 8 acre
Near Topaz Ranch Estates 路 Douglas County, Nevada
馃敟 Pinenut Fire 2026
Started: Jul 8 5 acre
Near Virginia City 路 Storey County, Nevada
馃敟 Caribou Fire 2026
Started: Jul 6 1 acre
Near Silver Springs 路 Lyon County, Nevada
馃敟 Antelope Fire 2026
Started: Jul 5 0 acre
Near Sun Valley 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Happy Fire 2026
Started: Jun 30 8 acre 100% contained
Near Somerset 路 El Dorado County, California
馃敟 Rhyolite Fire 2026
Started: Jun 19 3 acre
Near Virginia City 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Navato Fire 2026
Started: Jun 17 100 acre
Near Sparks 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Chimney Fire 2026
Started: Jun 15 17 acre
Near Sun Valley 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Mt Siegel Fire 2026
Started: Jun 14 54 acre
Near Smith 路 Douglas County, Nevada
馃敟 Holland Fire 2026
Started: Jun 03 4 acre 25% contained
Near Placerville 路 El Dorado County, California
馃敟 Obrien Fire 2026
Started: May 19 6 acre
Near Sun Valley 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Cambrai Fire 2026
Started: May 13 5 acre
Near Spanish Springs 路 Washoe County, Nevada
馃敟 Gentry Fire 2026
Started: May 13 2 acre
Near Carson City 路 Carson City, Nevada
馃敟 Blackwell Fire 2026
Started: May 13 15 acre
Near Walker, California 路 Douglas County, Nevada
馃敟 Swiss Fire 2026
Started: Apr 07 28 acre 100% contained
Near Fort Jones 路 Calaveras County, California


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