Superior National Forest to Lift Campfire Restrictions

Fire restrictions lifted for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The news comes one day after officials announced that three wildfires in northern Minnesota have been contained.

Superior National Forest to lift campfire restrictions

DULUTH — Campfire restrictions for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are set to be lifted Friday, June 12, following the termination of the current emergency forest order by Superior National Forest Supervisor Drew Stroberg. The BWCAW saw three fires — the Buck, Loon and Tiger wildfires — started by lightning from storms moving through the area June 4, according to a news release from the Forest Service. As of Wednesday, the 16-acre Loon…

Forest Service ends temporary campfire ban in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Officials with the Superior National Forest are ending the temporary campfire ban in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, after recent rainfall eased fire danger across northern Minnesota.

Campfire ban covers Boundary Waters through June - The Timberjay

ELY — Visitors heading into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this month will need to leave their campfire grates cold. The Superior National Forest has issued an emergency order banning …