Propane stoves only, required in some CA campgrounds?

In the past during droughts, I’ve heard they require stoves that have an on/off switch, so no alcohol or gel fuels.  Esbit may also be excluded.  White gas would be a reasonable step, because I think the risk is higher, but I haven’t heard of it.  It’s very rare, such as during Santa Ana wind conditions in SoCal, that they stop you from using propane or iso-butane canisters.

the latest US Fire Service restrictions for Los Padres don’t have any of this:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lpnf/home/?cid=stelprdb5401877

PCT hikers may appreciate the low snow pack now, but for us year-round Californians there will probably be a lot of restrictions until our (potentially) rainy season late next fall.

The coastal range has legendary wildfires – two in the past decade. Some summers they will ban all things that flame in the Ventana Wilderness entirely. No cigarettes, no stoves, nothing. With good reason. Both of the massive recent fires were caused by illegal campfires….

The front country campgrounds are a little different, but in the height of the drought they ribboned off the metal fire rings and only let people use propane stoves.

Lori, that’s crazy.  I can see campfires, but type of fuel in a CG too?  Thank you.  Any specific place, talking car camping?

Duane

Land managers make the call, so state parks might be different than national parks, national forests or BLM land.  CalFire issues permits that are required on many of these lands, and they coordinate a lot, but I think the restrictions are imposed by whomever manages the land.

I don’t think they differentiate between types of fuel. It’s stove or no stove. And the campgrounds have never banned stoves to my knowledge.

Thank you.

Duane