Officials in Rocky Mountain National Park are exercising caution as the Cameron Peak Fire continues to remain active as the third-largest wildfire in Colorado’s history at 126,251 acres and 42 percent containment.

Park officials closed the trailhead at Chapin Pass and a number of trails on Monday out of an “abundance of caution” due to weather conditions that could fuel the fire.

Included in the closure is North Fork Trail, North Boundary Trail, Stormy Peaks Trail, Mummy Pass Trail, Commanche Peak Trail, Mirror Lake Trail, Poudre River Trail, Crater Trail, Colorado River Trail, Red Mountain Trail, Grand Ditch Access, Skeleton Gulch Trail, Thunder Pass Trail, Little Yellowstone Trail, and Holzwarth Historic Site access beyond the historic site.

Several wilderness campsites and cross-country travel zones have also been closed due to the fire risk, including Cascade Creek, Cache La Poudre, South Cache La Poudre, Hague Creek, Mosquito Creek.

Smoke is choking parts of the state as the fire danger remains high for Monday with relative humidity ranging from 11 percent to 15 percent, highs in the 70s, and winds gusting up to 50 mph. A red flag weather warning will remain in effect until 7:00 PM tonight. 

Flames from the Cameron Peak Fire pushed their way into Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, September 6th, encompassing more than 7,000 acres in the Cascade Creek, Hague Creek, and Mummy Pass Creek drainage areas.