US Forest Service investigators have determined the cause of the 10,142-acre Luna Fire in 2020 to be an improperly built and/or extinguished campfire in a general forest area about one mile from the east end of the Rita de la Olla Trail.
With the threat of flash flooding significantly reduced, nearly all of the Midnight Fire closure area to the north of El Rito in Rio Arriba County will reopen at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 1.