Canyon Country District Office

Current Fire Restrictions

Starting on Friday, June 25, 2021, due to prolonged drought conditions, extreme wildland fire indices and forecasts the BLM's Canyon Country District is under stage 2 fire restrictions. The following are prohibited on federal lands, roads, trails and waterways in the Moab and Monticello field offices: 

• No igniting, building, maintaining, or using a fire, including wood, charcoal and briquettes in designated and non-designated campgrounds, no smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area that is paved or free from dry vegetation.
• No use/discharge of any kind of fireworks, explosives, incendiary or chemical devices, pyrotechnic devices, exploding targets or the use of steel core/jacketed ammunition.
• No operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order.
• No cutting, welding or grinding metal in areas of vegetation.

Read restrictions from across the State on the Utah Fire Information website.

General Information

The Canyon Country District, comprised of the Moab and Monticello Field Offices manages about 3.6 million surface acres, providing opportunities for commercial recreation, livestock grazing, mining and oil and gas exploration, supporting local and regional economies in many ways. This part of the Colorado Plateau is best known for its world class scenery, stark red rock canyons juxtaposed against the backdrop of the La Sal and Abajo Mountain ranges, and its multitude of recreation opportunities. The BLM offers a myriad of ways to explore your public lands and encourages visitors to Respect and Protect the natural resources and scenic beauty found here.  For more information and recreation opportunities, please visit our field office pages.