These National Parks Are On Fire Right Now
https://climatecrisis247.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Wildfires-on-national-lands-and-surface-smoke-concentration-August-7-2025-150x150.pngFueled by record low humidity, on Wednesday the Dragon Bravo fire in Grand Canyon National Park grew to more than 126,000 acres. While Dragon Bravo is by fire the largest wildfire in the country right now, it is only one of more than three dozen wildfires that are currently burning in U.S. national parks and national forests.
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Taken altogether, there are more than 450,000 acres of national park and national forest on fire right now. Wildfires are spreading dangerous smoke plumes throughout federal lands, pushing concentrations of particulate matter to dangerous highs. In Arizona, the Dragon Bravo fire has caused closures and evacuations throughout Grand Canyon National Park. A closer look at the data reveals the national parks that are on fire right now.
To determine the national parks that are on fire right now, Climate Crisis 247 reviewed data on current wildfire perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center. National lands were ranked based on the total sum of current wildfire acreage as of August 6, 2025. Supplemental data on park size is from the National Park Service, while data on current smoke concentration is from the NOAA.
10. Dixie National Forest
- Burn area of current wildfires: 15,662 acres (1 fire)
- Largest fire: Forsyth fire (15,662 acres)
- Total park size: 462,505 acres
- Smoke concentration: 3.0 µg/m³
9. Santa Fe National Forest
- Burn area of current wildfires: 17,415 acres (1 fire)
- Largest fire: Laguna fire (17,415 acres)
- Total park size: 836,796 acres
- Smoke concentration: 0.3 µg/m³
8. Kobuk Valley National Park
- Burn area of current wildfires: 17,549 acres (4 fires)
- Largest fire: Kaliguricheark fire (11,479 acres)
- Total park size: 1,751,826 acres
- Smoke concentration: N/A
7. Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Burn area of current wildfires: 19,022 acres (1 fire)
- Largest fire: Green fire (19,022 acres)
- Total park size: 216,223 acres
- Smoke concentration: 0.6 µg/m³
6. Six Rivers National Forest
- Burn area of current wildfires: 21,174 acres (2 fires)
- Largest fire: Butler fire (21,058 acres)
- Total park size: 952,396 acres
- Smoke concentration: 0.1 µg/m³
5. Payette National Forest
- Burn area of current wildfires: 22,327 acres (2 fires)
- Largest fire: Big Bear fire (14,935 acres)
- Total park size: 1,745,982 acres
- Smoke concentration: 0.2 µg/m³
4. Gila National Forest
- Burn area of current wildfires: 28,175 acres (10 fires)
- Largest fire: Turkeyfeather fire (24,178 acres)
- Total park size: 3,112,170 acres
- Smoke concentration: 0.4 µg/m³
3. Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
- Burn area of current wildfires: 63,199 acres (1 fire)
- Largest fire: Christian fire (63,199 acres)
- Total park size: 1,638,034 acres
- Smoke concentration: N/A
2. Fishlake National Forest
- Burn area of current wildfires: 63,653 acres (1 fire)
- Largest fire: Monroe Canyon fire (63,653 acres)
- Total park size: 164,001 acres
- Smoke concentration: 5.0 µg/m³
1. Grand Canyon National Park
- Burn area of current wildfires: 126,882 acres (1 fire)
- Largest fire: Dragon Bravo fire (126,882 acres)
- Total park size: 463,971 acres
- Smoke concentration: 11.4 µg/m³
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