The Colorado Fire was a wildfire that burned near Big Sur, in Monterey County, California.

Westerly wind gusts of up to 65 mph (105 kmh) helped push the fire to SR 1 and the Pacific Ocean.

[2] SR 1 was closed from Carmel-by-the-Sea to Big Sur, along with the communities living around the origin of the fire.

An emergency shelter was set up at the Carmel Middle School in Carmel-by-the-Sea, which opened near midnight.

On January 23, a recount of the acres in the fire was released, showing that it was around half of the size first reported.