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2026 Wildfires, Water Sources, and Snowpack Outlook

With Colorado experiencing its driest year on record, many people are asking us how low snowpack across the state will affect hikes along the Colorado Trail this year. With summer…

Paul TalleyApril 10, 2026

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Fire Restrictions (as of 8/21/25)

Fire Restrictions: Location and Impacts For the safety of our forests and visitors, Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are currently in place across the following National Forests that our trail…

CTF OutreachAugust 18, 2025

CT Travel Tips Fire Bans

A Fire-Wise Approach to the Colorado Trail: A CTF Guide

A Guide to Fire-Wise Practices for a Safe and Sustainable Journey The magic of the Colorado Trail—the awe-inspiring vistas, the quiet solitude—is a direct result of our collective effort. As…

CTF OutreachJuly 31, 2025

The 2017 Peak 2 Fire Closed CT Segment 7

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Stove Choice and Fire Bans

Posted May 12, 2022 - STOVE CHOICE AND FIRE BANS ON THE CT. In brief: Allowed stoves have on-off valves, including the canister gas stoves most CT travelers choose. Prohibited…

ctfofficeMay 12, 2022

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Fire Bans in 2021

EDITED JUNE 19 AS TO WHITE GAS STOVES Posted June 18,2021 - CT Fire Bans have been instituted; expect them all Trail season. – A reality nearly every Trail season,…

ctfofficeJune 18, 2021

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2020 FIRE BANS Affect the Entire CT

Posted June 24, 2020 - CT Fire Bans are End To End and All Season Long – A reality nearly every Trail season, this year due in part to the…

ctfofficeJune 24, 2020

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Fire Restrictions

Fire bans along The Colorado Trail are the reality nearly every Trail season. But 2018 is already unusual given the drought conditions, especially severe along the southern half of the…

ctfofficeMay 10, 2018

2026 Wildfires, Water Sources, and Snowpack Outlook

Fire Restrictions (as of 8/21/25)

A Fire-Wise Approach to the Colorado Trail: A CTF Guide

Stove Choice and Fire Bans

Fire Bans in 2021

2020 FIRE BANS Affect the Entire CT

Fire Restrictions

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Fire Bans

2026 Wildfires, Water Sources, and Snowpack Outlook

Fire Restrictions (as of 8/21/25)

A Fire-Wise Approach to the Colorado Trail: A CTF Guide

Stove Choice and Fire Bans

Fire Bans in 2021

2020 FIRE BANS Affect the Entire CT

Fire Restrictions

Calling All Trail Completers!

Get on the List

The Colorado Trail Foundation

Mile for mile the most beautiful trail in America… …cared for by The Colorado Trail Foundation

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Mile for mile the most beautiful trail in America…
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