The High Park fire was a wildfire in the mountains west of Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

[6] The High Park Fire was caused by lightning (the strike tree was located) and started in a difficult to access area above the Buckhorn Road in Larimer County Colorado.

The ignition point and foot of the fire was accessible only via 4wd road that would support apparatus no larger than Type 6x NWCG Engine Standards.

Evacuation was conducted via reverse 911 calls, then by door-to-door visits by Fire Department and Law Enforcement.

Two weeks after its ignition, the fire burned into a subdivision north of the Poudre River, where, despite days of preparation, it destroyed more than 50 homes.