With much of Western North Carolina under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region.
The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from Hendersonville, that forced evacuations and were burning over a combined 4,621 acres with 0% containment as of the evening of March 23.
There also was a fire in Burke County, just east of WNC. And the Persimmon Ridge and Table Rock fires have consumed 2,100 acres in the South Carolina Upstate.
North Carolina wildfires map
Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed information on each fire.
Plumes of smoke rise over the mountains along Green River Cove Road in Mill Spring Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025 as crews work to dispel the Deep Woods Fire and the Black Cove Fire.
Burn bans in Western NC
A burn ban is in place for all of North Carolina.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park also has issued a burn ban.
Todd Runkle is the Carolinas Connect editor and also a trending news editor for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at trunkle@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: North Carolina wildfires map: The latest fire locations, details
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