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Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park remains closed until further notice as the aftermath of two major fires has left the park in a dangerous state for visitors.

© Provided by Travel + Leisure Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Smoke from the Cameron Peak fire surrounds Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park wilderness in Larimer County near Fort Collins, Colorado.

The state has been simultaneously battling two of the largest fires ever recorded in its history. The Cameron Peak Fire has burned nearly 209,000 acres of land, and the East Troublesome Fire which has burned more than 193,000 acres of land.

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Thirty-four parks are fully or partially closed due to the wildfires. Dozens of state parks across California are closed as multiple wildfires across the state continue to rage. All campgrounds in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties, just south of San Francisco, have also been temporarily closed. The California State Parks Service released a list of 34 parks that have been fully closed or partially closed, “due to the ongoing wildfires burning across much of the state.” The closures are in effect through at least Aug. 31 and the list of parks could expand with wildfire conditions.

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All of Rocky Mountain National Park remains closed . Park managers continue to assess where there is current as well as predicted fire activity and additional Almost 29,000 acres have burned inside Rocky Mountain National Park on the East Troublesome Fire and the Cameron Peak Fire .

The park closed on Oct. 22 after the East Troublesome Fire advanced 18 miles in a single day, and even though authorities lifted an evacuation order for the town of Estes Park, the gateway into Rocky Mountain National Park, on Monday, it still remains closed.

© Provided by Travel + Leisure Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Cars pass by a sign indicating Rocky Mountain National Park is closed in Estes Park on Oct. 22, 2020.

“It is extremely uncommon, since the park was created in 1915. So we have not had this level of fire activity in the park for 105 years,” Kyle Patterson, the park’s public information officer, told Colorado Public Radio. “This year has been extreme, significant — all the words that we're hearing — unprecedented.”

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Kings Canyon National Park also closed. This year, nearly 7,900 wildfires have burned more than 3.4 million acres in California, CAL FIRE noted, resulting in apocalyptic skies and dozens of people killed. The national parks aren’t the first parks in California to close due to wildfires this year. Last month, dozens of California state parks were shut along with campgrounds. While visitors can’t make it to Yosemite this weekend, they can experience its expansive valleys and granite cliffs through a series of webcams. Alison Fox is a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure.

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© Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Smoke from the Cameron Peak fire surrounds Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park wilderness in Larimer County near Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Patterson said that the park may soon reopen some select areas after assessment. But other areas will likely still remain closed, as it is still dangerous to even access them for assessment. A total fire ban in the park will remain in effect until further notice, according to the National Park Service.

Nearly 29,000 acres of land in the 265,600-acre national park have burned due to the two fires, according to Coloradoan. Although the land has been affected, the park has only reported minor damage to campgrounds and trails.

But forests can withstand fires and despite the damage, the landscape may grow back stronger.

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An explosive Colorado wildfire that has already forced the evacuation of several mountain The closure of the national park is in addition to more than one million acres of wilderness in Colorado The cause remains under investigation. Further north, the Cameron Peak Fire has been burning

“A lot of times things will restore and be better — but not in our lifetimes. So we won't necessarily reap that,” Patterson told Colorado Public Radio. “But we do want the public to understand that their beloved park is still here. And some areas may look a little different, but there's a lot of positives.”

The Cameron Peak Fire is 89 percent contained as of Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The East Troublesome Fire is 14 percent contained.

Smoke is expected to remain in the area until inclement weather arrives.

In the adjacent Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest, about 1.5 million acres of land remain closed due to the fires.

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