An area of upper Bidwell Park on a particularly smoky Friday, Aug. 2, 2024 in Chico, California where the Chico Fire Department had conducted a control burn in the spring.

Bidwell Park Artist in Residence and installation artist Eve Werner points out erosion to a small group of hikers at Bidwell Park Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Chico, California.

A wildfire that started Wednesday afternoon on the edge of Chico grew in less than 12 hours to the largest fire of California’s season, and now is estimated at 125,000 acres. The Park Fire was ...

The Park Fire broke out near Bidwell Park in Chico on Wednesday afternoon. By 6:30 p.m., it had burned 611 acres, according to Cal Fire. UC San Diego/AlertCalifornia via PG&E LATEST: Park Fire ...

The Park Fire exploded overnight northeast of Chico, prompting evacuations in both Butte and Tehama counties Thursday. Cal Fire said the fire is at 124,951 acres and 3% contained as of 7 p.m.

LATEST: Park Fire explodes to 45,000 acres, prompts evacuations in Butte and Tehama counties A wildfire broke out near Upper Bidwell Park in Chico on Wednesday afternoon and grew rapidly to about ...

The Park Fire was burning close to where the Camp Fire destroyed more than 153,000 acres in Paradise in 2018. Paradise is about a 16-mile drive from Upper Bidwell Park.

CHICO — A 42-year-old Chico man was arrested Thursday by arson investigators who said he started a fast-moving wildfire in a park northeast of Chico that exploded to more than 124,000 acres ...

The Park Fire broke out near Bidwell Park in Chico on Wednesday afternoon. By 6:30 p.m., it had burned 611 acres, according to Cal Fire. UC San Diego/AlertCalifornia via PG&E LATEST: Park Fire ...

Bidwell Park is within Chico’s city boundaries but the fire is threatening Cal Fire’s jurisdiction as well. The fire quickly grew from 40 acres to 500 acres, according to the Cal Fire website.

The Park Fire broke out near Bidwell Park in Chico on Wednesday afternoon. By 6:30 p.m., it had burned 611 acres, according to Cal Fire. UC San Diego/AlertCalifornia via PG&E ...

The Park Fire broke out near Bidwell Park in Chico on Wednesday afternoon. By 6:30 p.m., it had burned 611 acres, according to Cal Fire. UC San Diego/AlertCalifornia via PG&E LATEST: Park Fire ...