Roxborough State Park closed its gate Sunday as smoke from the nearby Bear Creek Fire drifted into the area.
“Roxborough State Park is closed this morning, Sunday April 5th due to smoke and potential wildfire threat from the Bear Creek Fire located in the Pike National Forest southwest of the park boundary,” officials said on social media at 8:30 a.m.
The 11-acre fire, which is about 2 miles northwest of Rampart Range Road and S. County Highway 67 near the Indian Creek Campground, was marked as “still active” as of 3 p.m. Crews reports that the fire is moving slowly and “not posing a significant threat,” according to West Metro Fire officials.
Good morning, West Metro:
The smoke you might be seeing or smelling today is from a wildfire burning in the West Douglas Fire Protection District area in Douglas County, approximately two miles northwest of Rampart Range Road and S. County Highway 67.
The fire was discovered…— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire)
“The U.S. Forest Service is taking over management of the fire, and you may notice increased activity from air resources and ground crews today,”
Nearby Sharptail Ridge Open Space was also temporarily closed Sunday because of the fire. It reopened at about noon, according to a
