Outdoor Cooking in Huntington Beach, CA (2026)
2 verified outdoor cooking rules for Huntington Beach, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
BBQ & Propane Rules
At its four designated camping parks, Huntington Beach confines barbecues and campfires to City-provided fire rings or barbecues, or to self-contained barbecues and portable stoves raised at least 18 inches off the ground and never charcoal-based, under Municipal Code § 13.48.145(E). During declared red-flag fire danger, subsection F bans open flames entirely and allows only propane, natural gas, alcohol, isobutane or butane canister stoves.
Huntington Beach Park BBQ & Propane Rules
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach, CA, Municipal Code § 13.48.145(E)-(F) (Camping, Campfires)
E. Fire. No person shall light, kindle, set or maintain fires or coals thereon, except in the City-provided fire rings or barbecues, or in self-contained barbecues or portable stoves, or except by permit issued by the Director. Disposable heating barbecue materials shall not be deposited anywhere except within the inside perimeter of the City-provided fire ring of City-provided barbecues. The h...
Smoker Rules
Huntington Beach limits open flames in its four designated camping parks, Lake Park, Farquhar Park, Huntington Central Park, and Norma Brandel Gibbs Park, to City-provided fire rings, City barbecues, or self-contained barbecues and portable stoves raised at least 18 inches off the ground. Charcoal is banned in self-contained units, and during red-flag fire-danger declarations only propane, natural gas, alcohol, isobutane, or butane devices are allowed.
Huntington Beach Park Barbecue and Campfire Rules
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach, CA, Municipal Code § 13.48.145 (Camping, Campfires); § 13.48.150 (Violations-Penalty)
§ 13.48.145(E). Fire. No person shall light, kindle, set or maintain fires or coals thereon, except in the City-provided fire rings or barbecues, or in self-contained barbecues or portable stoves, or except by permit issued by the Director. ... The heat source of self-contained barbecues or portable stoves shall not be charcoal-based, and must be raised at least 18 inches above the surface of t...
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