The Derby Fire grew to 5,346 acres over the weekend at 0% containment, according to a Sunday post from the Derby Fire ...

A closure of Colorado River Road was extended Friday evening all the way south to the roundabout in Dotsero. The closure runs ...

The two fires are called the Derby Fire, located in Eagle County near Garfield County, and the La Plata Fire, located in ...

Fire officials anticipate the blaze to continue moving south. The weather looks somewhat favorable for suppression efforts, ...

The Derby Fire, located north of Dotsero in White River National Forest grew to 839 acres Tuesday evening, according to the ...

Evacuations have been ordered for some Eagle County residents on Wednesday as the Derby Fire experienced "significant growth ...

The Derby Fire burning in rugged terrain in the northwest corner of Eagle County is estimated at 2,625 acres as of 5 a.m. Thursday. A lightning strike ignited the fire, which was first spotted ...

Residents aren’t fans of a proposed plan to turn Sweetwater Lake, and the once-private property around it, into a state park. The purchase of the lake and the land around it for public use was at ...

More than three years after Gov. Jared Polis announced that picturesque Sweetwater Lake, 14 miles north of Glenwood Canyon, would become Colorado's 43rd state park, it may never become one.

The recently acquired land around Sweetwater Lake in remote northeastern Garfield County is set to become the newest Colorado state park, the first state-federal partnership of its kind. Gov. Jared ...

Things to Do Outdoors Sweetwater Lake is gorgeous, but it can’t handle large crowds — and maybe never will Officials are planning to make it Colorado’s 43rd state park, but locals fear the small area ...

That opposition — largely from people living nearby — quickly followed Gov. Jared Polis announcing Sweetwater Lake as Colorado's next state park in 2021. The announcement came after the lake ...