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Big Gulch

Moffat, CO · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,055 acres in Moffat before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,055

Acres Burned

114

Days Burning

Jul 20, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jul 31 / 1,055 acresAug 11 / 1,055 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

10 public land units within 75 miles

Routt National Forest

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National Forest / CO

46.5 mi

E

Huston Park Wilderness

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Wilderness / WY

46.7 mi

NE

Mount Zirkel Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

51.1 mi

E

Flat Tops Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

53.9 mi

SE

Encampment River Wilderness

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Wilderness / WY

54.3 mi

NE

Sarvis Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

58.6 mi

SE

Dinosaur National MonumentClosures in effect

Closed

Monument / CO

62.7 mi

W

Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / CO

68.2 mi

W

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / CO

72 mi

E

Platte River Wilderness

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Wilderness / WY

73.4 mi

NE

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Dinosaur National Monument

Echo Park Road and Campground Closure

Echo Park Road is temporarily closed to motorized vehicles from the junction with the Harpers Corner Road to Echo Park Campground due to significant storm damage. The Echo Park Campground is also temporarily closed to camping due to road da...

Park Closure / Dinosaur National Monument

Rainbow Park Closure

The Rainbow Park Road, Rainbow Park Campground, and Rainbow Park Boat Ramp are closed as of September 25, 2026 due to significant storm damage until repairs are completed, likely through spring of 2027. The 3/4-mile Rainbow Park Road is clo...

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Big Gulch mapped at 1,055 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 28

Interagency perimeter data shows the Big Gulch at 1,055 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

Big Gulch update: 1,055 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Big Gulch containment moved from 80% to 95%.

IRWIN

Big Gulch update: 1,055 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 23

Per interagency perimeter data, the Big Gulch containment moved from 70% to 80%.

IRWIN

Big Gulch mapped at 1,055 acres, 70% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 22

Interagency perimeter data shows the Big Gulch at 1,055 acres, 70% contained.

IRWIN

Big Gulch mapped at 1,100 acres, 30% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 21

Interagency perimeter data shows the Big Gulch at 1,100 acres, 30% contained.

IRWIN

Big Gulch mapped at 1,600 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the Big Gulch at 1,600 acres.

IRWIN

Big Gulch mapped at 500 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the Big Gulch at 500 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 20Now

114 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: bf05a875-fb6f-41cc-8ac8-5c89e62451fa

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