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Fires Near South Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around South Lake Tahoe: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

13
Fires within 100 mi
38 mi
Nearest fire
1
Weather alerts
49
Air quality · Good

All clear

Live risk assessment for South Lake Tahoe, CA

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 69 active fires within 300 miles of South Lake Tahoe, CA, including 13 within 100 miles. None are inside South Lake Tahoe city limits. The most significant is the Bug fire, 55 miles away at 44,304 acres, 3% contained. The National Weather Service has 1 active alert covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 49).

  • The nearest fire is 38 miles away.

House pin: South Lake Tahoe, CA. Bold outline: South Lake Tahoe city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
0
no fires
≤ 25 mi
0
no fires
≤ 50 mi
4
69 acres
≤ 100 mi
13
92K acres
≤ 200 mi
33
151K acres
≤ 300 mi
69
973K acres
1 active weather alert
Fire Weather Watchuntil Aug 12, 9:00 PM

Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 10:19AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV

Surprise Valley California; Western Lassen, Eastern Plumas, and Eastern Sierra Counties; Greater Lake Tahoe and Truckee Area; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Wa…

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

2% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026286 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)13K acres

So far in 2026, 286 acres have burned within 25 miles of South Lake Tahoe, 2% of the 13K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near South Lake Tahoe, CA

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near South Lake Tahoe

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Dixie
2021
963,309 acres · 99 mi away
North Complex
2020
318,935 acres · 94 mi away · 16 deaths
Caldor
2021
221,835 acres · 35 mi away
Camp
2018
153,336 acres · 99 mi away · 85 deaths
Sugar
2021
105,076 acres · 65 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for California

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

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