Colorado Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 273 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Colorado, 3 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 138,287 ac; together they cover about 2,529,245 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Colorado
All mapped large fires
Allred2,068 ac
2009 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
Spring Creek1,340 ac
2009 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
Bridger46,588 ac
2008 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Bridger45,816 ac
2008 · perimeter dated June 9, 2008
Mayberry25,310 ac
2008 · perimeter dated May 31, 2017
Ta-256,876 ac
2008 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
West Elk1,587 ac
2008 · perimeter dated December 1, 2008
Snakeweed1,523 ac
2008 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Snakeweed1,523 ac
2008 · perimeter dated April 19, 2008
Coal Creek1,404 ac
2008 · perimeter dated September 22, 2008
Nash Ranch1,116 ac
2008 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Jordan1,031 ac
2008 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
Lone Tree3,537 ac
2007 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
Mud Springs2,485 ac
2007 · perimeter dated May 31, 2017
Garfield Assist 31,313 ac
2007 · perimeter dated May 31, 2017
Bear1,292 ac
2007 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Whittaker Flats1,016 ac
2007 · perimeter dated May 31, 2017
Buffalo Creek Complex37,416 ac
2006 · perimeter dated October 20, 2015
Mato Vega13,937 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Mauricio Canyon4,367 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Divide3,479 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
Thomas3,380 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
Bitter Brush2,207 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
Spring1,402 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 31, 2017
Tecolate1,271 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Tecolate1,271 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 30, 2019
Mason11,357 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 7, 2005
Mason11,357 ac
2005 · perimeter dated November 15, 2019
Pack Trail Wfu Complex2,916 ac
2005 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017
Trail East2,527 ac
2005 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Rio Blanco Wfu1,197 ac
2005 · perimeter dated December 20, 2018
Rio Blanco Wfu1,197 ac
2005 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Far Draw Wfu1,057 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 31, 2020
Far Draw Wfu1,057 ac
2005 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Picnic Rock9,006 ac
2004 · perimeter dated November 15, 2019
Greasewood Wfu7,798 ac
2004 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017
Campbell4,188 ac
2004 · perimeter dated October 13, 2004
Campbell4,187 ac
2004 · perimeter dated March 22, 2017
Mcgruder2,806 ac
2004 · perimeter dated December 10, 2018
Garco 55,292 ac
2003 · perimeter dated October 23, 2017
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.