RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - On Friday, Aug. 15, the Plumas National Forest will move into Stage II Fire Restrictions, according to a ...

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EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. — With California's severe drought in mind, the Eldorado National Forest is increasing its fire restrictions. Effective Monday, there will be a forestwide campfire ban.

At the peak of the summer-vacation camping season, restrictions on campfires go into effect Monday across Tahoe National Forest and much of California’s 20 million acres of national forests.

In 20 years of record keeping, there has not been a single instance of a campfire escaping from one of those sites and causing a wildfire, said Joe Flannery, a Tahoe National Forest spokesman.

Dispersed camping is a great way to stay in California’s national forests, and it’s free. (Anastassiya Golovko via Pexels) Modoc National Forest In the northeast corner of California, Modoc National ...

Eldorado National Forest campfire restriction are set to last until the end of November. This story was originally published May 29, 2020 at 1:24 PM.