Outdoor Cooking in Elkhart County, IN (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Elkhart County, Indiana.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Elkhart County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Smoker Rules
Want to grill or run a smoker at an Elkhart County park? Section 93.017(A) lets you, but only with untreated natural fuel, in a fireplace or other non-combustible container, at least six feet from any building or brush, and watched the whole time it burns.
Elkhart County Park Campfire Rules
Some RestrictionsElkhart County Code of Ordinances § 93.017(A)
§ 93.017 FIRE AND SMOKING MATERIAL USE RESTRICTIONS. (A) A person may kindle, build, stoke, light, maintain or use a fire within any park, provided that it: (1) Is constructed and maintained only with safe, appropriate, ordinary, natural, untreated materials; (2) Is in a fireplace, furnace, oven, range or other non-combustible container with sides and bottom sufficient to prevent the spread of ...
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