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Fire Restrictions — Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Mt. Timpanogos Wilderness & part of Lone P…

Current status · checked July 26, 2026
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Recently tightened
In effect since February 27, 1996 · rescinds December 30, 2099 · Order 04-18-96-06 · Read the signed order

Campfires are restricted — typically allowed only inside agency-provided fire structures in developed recreation sites, and prohibited at dispersed sites. The signed order has the specifics.

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What this order prohibits

✕ Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire within the Mt
✕ Timpanogos Wilderness Area and the Silver Lake Basin of the Lone Peak Wilderness Area as shown on the attached map (36 CFR 261.52(a))
✕ Camping within or using any portion of the Lone Peak Wilderness, Mt
✕ Timpanogos Wilderness, or Mt
✕ Nebo Wilderness areas on the Uinta National Forest by group size exceeding 15 people (36 CFR 261.58(f)')
✕ Shortcutting a trail switchback (36 CFR 261.55(e)), Using stock on the Aspen Grove trail (36 CFR 261.55(c))
✕ Possessing, storing, or transporting any part of a tree or other plant material for the purpose of building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire within the Mt
✕ Timpanogos Wilderness Area and the Silver Lake Basin of the Lone Peak Wilderness Area as shown on the attached map (36 CFR 261.58(t)), Other regulations which are applicable include cutting or otherwise damaging any timber, tree1 or other Forest product within the Mt.Timpanogos Wilderness Area and the Silver Lake Basin of the Lone Peak Wilderness Area as shown on the attached map (36 CFR 261.6(a))
✕ This order is being implemented to protect limited and scarce timber resources, to protect the quality of unique wilderness resources consistent with Leave No Trace principles, and to enhance the quality of the wilderness experience as provided for under the Wilderness Acts of 1977 and 1984 which established these areas
✓ (1) Persons with a permit
✓ (2) Any Federal, State, local officer, or member of an organized resource,. search and rescue, or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty

Parsed from the signed order. The order itself governs — read it before you strike a match.

From the order

Campfires and any use of fire are prohibited in the Mt. Timpanogos Wilderness Area and the Silver Lake Basin of the Lone Peak Wilderness Area. You may not possess or transport any part of a tree or plant material for making a fire in these areas. This restriction is in effect at Fire Restriction Stage 1. Exemptions apply only to persons with a permit and to official emergency personnel.

Order history

February 27, 1996now

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Frequently asked

Can I have a campfire in Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Mt. Timpanogos Wilderness & part of Lone P… right now?

Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Mt. Timpanogos Wilderness & part of Lone P… is under Stage 1 fire restrictions as of July 26, 2026. Campfires are typically allowed only inside agency-provided fire structures in developed recreation sites, and prohibited at dispersed sites. Read the signed order for the exact terms.

Are propane or gas stoves allowed during fire restrictions?

Usually yes. Devices fueled solely by pressurized liquid petroleum or LPG with an on-off valve are typically exempt under Stage 1 and Stage 2, used in an area cleared of flammable material. The signed order always governs — read it before relying on an exemption.

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