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As the Cameron Peak Fire intensifies, flames became visible from Estes Park near Rocky Mountain National Park as the largest wildfire in Colorado history rages on.
Fort Collins Coloradoan
Besieged by the two largest wildfires in Colorado history — burning at the same time — Rocky Mountain National Park remains closed, but relief has finally set in.
All evacuations around the park’s gateway town of Estes Park were lifted Monday as firefighters made significant progress containing the Cameron Peak Fire over the weekend.
The Cameron Peak Fire has burned nearly 209,000 acres, making it the largest wildfire in Colorado state history.
The East Troublesome Fire, which started Oct. 14, initially burned west of Rocky Mountain National Park’s boundary. It grew more than 100,000 acres on Oct 21 alone and expanded into the western side of the park, then spotted over the Continental Divide to the east side of the park.
Nearly 29,000 acres have burned in the 265,600-acre national park, including to the western edge of Estes Park as well as in the northern part of the park.
But containment on the Cameron Peak Fire, which caused the evacuations of thousands of people and burned 442 structures — about half…
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