Goat Fire 100% Contained as of September 28, 2026

WAOWF Goat Fire

Last updated: 2026-09-26 --- The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. --- State: Washington --- Coordinates: Latitude: 47° 27 32 Longitude: 121° 3 10 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: THIS INFORMATION IS NOT BEING UPDATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2026. Updates will be posted on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Website if conditions change. Please call the Cle Elum District Ranger Office for information at (509) 852-1100, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed for lunch from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Closed Tuesdays, weekends and federal holidays. The Goat Fire is located on the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest,15 Miles N of Ronald, WA, in Kittitas County. As of 9/28/26, it is 100% contained. Some areas of heat might continue to smolder and creep in heavy dead fuels and deep duff.THERE IS A CURRENT FOREST CLOSURE IN EFFECT THAT WAS REDUCED ON OCT 5For the complete closure order, with a list of the closed roads and trails, and a closure map, please visit the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee.For the USDA Forest Service Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region interactive closures map: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/44658a89c53d4957a799a6a50dd341aa The whole North Fork Teanaway Road up to the Cathedral Pass/Deception Pass Trailhead is fully open, with the closure order reduction that happened on September 18. All trails and roads to the east of the 903/4330 roads are also open. As are these roads to the Cathedral Pass/Deception Pass Trailhead. Both of these trails are also open. As of Oct 5, the reduced closure order provides more access to the north end of Cle Elum Lake, areas around the north end of Kachess Lake, the Keechelus Ridge area to the east of I-90 and other popular hunting and recreation areas.The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) continues to be closed from Ridge Lake to the Spinola Creek Trail 1310.1, with the section from the Lake Vincinte Trail #1365 to the Spinola Creek Trail now open.  EVACUATION LEVELS WERE REDUCED IN PORTIONS OF THE THREE QUEENS, KING AND GOAT FIRE AREAS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 AND ARE STILL IN EFFECT.The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office reduced evacuation warning levels in several areas affected by the Three Queens and Goat fires near the northern ends of Lake Kachess and Lake Cle Elum.The areas affected by these changes are within, or surrounded by, the portion of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest that remains closed to public recreation for the safety of the public and firefighting personnel. Lowering the evacuation warning levels does not reopen these areas for recreational access. These changes primarily affect residents and people who own property within the affected areas.Current evacuation levels and boundaries can always be viewed on the Kittitas County Live Evacuation Map.Monitor the Kittitas County Sheriff's Facebook page for real-time updates https://www.facebook.com/KittitasCountySheriff.