Canyon Fire

Wildfire in Stanislaus and Santa Clara counties, July 2006

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6306/canyon-fire-2006

Key facts

Started	July 9, 2006
Contained	August 1, 2006, after 23 days
Burned	34,218 acres 6th largest fire of 2006
Cause	Not recorded

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Where it burned

Counties

Stanislaus County 32,227 acres
Santa Clara County 1,988 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

1950 Mt. Stakes Fire 1,488 acres in total 600 acres shared
1952 Navy Bombing #5 Adobe Fire 1,176 acres shared
1953 Beauregard Fire 1,548 acres in total 1,178 acres shared
1966 Baker 3 #3 Fire 702 acres shared
1969 Pinto Canyon Fire 464 acres shared
1970 Copper Mtn. Fire 2,500 acres in total 1,974 acres shared
1995 Orestimba Fire 1,773 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 210 acres shared
2001 Del Puerto Fire 491 acres in total 115 acres shared
2003 Annie Fire 18,210 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3 acres shared

Burned again

2007 Lick Fire 47,748 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 6 acres shared
2020 Scu Lightning Complex 396,824 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 34,200 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Canyon Fire, and fires that shared 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 history: CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program; Published 28 July 2026
Building damage: CAL FIRE Damage Inspection; Updated 19 October 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