This closure impacts numerous recreation sites, including all campgrounds; many trails, trailheads, and Forest Service Roads; a number of boating and fishing sites; and picnic sites. These are all listed on our website.
This closure is in place for public safety and to support firefighting efforts. These areas are very popular with recreationists but also, in many cases, remote. Roads and trails are greatly interconnected. If and when evacuations are necessary, it can be difficult to reach people and can take emergency responders a great deal of time to make sure everyone is out safely.
The Inciweb website is reporting "Extreme Crowning, Uphill Runs and Long-range Spotting". The fire is moving east toward Pingree Park Road, Grass Lake area and moving toward Comanche Peak Wilderness, Cascade Creek, and Hauges Creek in Rocky Mountain National Park, and advancing toward Trail Ridge Road.
RMNP just posted this on their Twitter account: "Trail Ridge Road will not open today and it is unknown at this time when it will open again. Same for Old Fall River Road."
The National Weather Service for Denver/Boulder tweeted: "Much of the area will be affected by smoke and ash from the Cameron Peak fire until the plume is pushed away by a strong cold front this evening. With the front, most of the plains will see a period of strong gusty winds with blowing dust, ash and smoke."
Please click here for more information concerning the winter storm approaching Colorado.
Jeff
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