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Rocky Mountain National Park Plans a Prescribed Burn Near Bear Lake Road
Rocky Mountain National Park and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service plan to burn about 437 acres on the park's east side, between the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and Bear Lake Road and south of High Drive, when weather and fuel conditions allow, possibly starting late October. Burning will be spread over several days to limit smoke, which may be visible in Estes Park. The park says earlier fuel treatments helped keep the 2020 East Troublesome Fire and 2012 Fern Lake Fire from crossing Bear Lake Road and Trail Ridge Road; check the park's alerts before driving Bear Lake Road during the burn.
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