Canyon Lake

City in Riverside County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/10928/canyon-lake

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    28% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Canyon Lake adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    7% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Robert Fire, which burned 2 acres here, one of 7 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    38% Elevated

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 825 acres · <1 state, 825 local 28%
  2. High 275 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%
  3. Moderate 289 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  4. Non-wildland 773 acres · Local Responsibility Area 26%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 800 acres · Mostly federal land 27%

2,961 acres of land in all, <1 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,161 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

Fires that burned here

  1. 1978 Lemon Fire Of 2,943 acres in all 111 acres
  2. 1981 Unnamed fire Of 465 acres in all 69 acres
  3. 2009 Wrangler Fire 17 acres
  4. 1983 Canyon Fire Of 1,231 acres in all 12 acres
  5. 1981 Unnamed fire Of 915 acres in all 7 acres
  6. 2022 Robert Fire Of 3 acres in all 2 acres
  7. 1982 Unnamed fire Of 295 acres in all · Cause: Arson 2 acres

In all, 208 acres of Canyon Lake have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

Nearby areas

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Neighboring communities

  1. Canyon Lake 28% Very High · this area
  2. Lake Elsinore 70% Very High
  3. Meadowbrook 81% Very High
  4. Menifee 34% Very High
  5. Perris 24% Very High