News Release

Montezuma Castle (includes the Montezuma Well Unit) and Tuzigoot National Monuments Enter Stage 2 Fire Restrictions

Date: May 26, 2022
Contact: Ron Sams

Montezuma Castle (includes the Montezuma Well Unit) and Tuzigoot National Monuments Enter Stage 2 Fire Restrictions Camp Verde, AZ / Rimrock, AZ / Clarkdale, AZ — Due to increasing fire danger in the state of Arizona and in order to follow similar restrictions from surrounding federal, state, and local jurisdictions; effective immediately The National Park Service sites in Yavapai County - Montezuma Castle (includes the Montezuma Well Unit) and Tuzigoot National Monuments are entering Stage 2 fire restrictions.The following is prohibited:

• Smoking, including Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (E.N.D.S.), except when inside a personal vehicle.

• Any open flame source within the boundaries of the National Park Service without a written permit authorized by the Superintendent or their designee. Includes igniting, building, maintaining a fire of wood / charcoal briquettes. Use of stove or grill fueled by pressurized liquid petroleum or pressurized liquid petroleum gas (LPG) fuels is allowed with a working shut off switch and in designated areas which are free of combustibles.

• Building, maintaining, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including charcoal, coal, and briquettes. This includes smudge pots and wood stoves. The only exception is using a stove or grill that is solely fueled by pressurized liquid petroleum or pressurized liquid petroleum gas (LPG) fuels.).

• Operating a chainsaw or other equipment between the hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. powered by an internal combustion engine until further notice. An exception is allowed for operating generators with an approved spark arrestor in an area barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within 3 feet of the generator.

Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments are two of America’s 423 national park units. Learn more about Montezuma Castle at www.nps.gov/moca. Also on Facebook, and Instagram . Learn more about Tuzigoot at www.nps.gov/tuzi. Also on Facebook, and Instagram .

 

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