A wildfire at Theodore Roosevelt National Park tripled in size over the weekend as crews continue to try to extinguish the flames, according to the North Dakota Forest Service.

The fire is raging in a closed area of the park but is threatening some park staff housing, maintenance buildings and the CCC Campground.

The blaze had grown to more than 4.7 square miles and was only 30% contained as high winds and dry conditions spread the fire. Temperatures in the 70s and 80s had worsened conditions, as well.

a field with a mountain in the background: A wildfire smolders near the Burning Hills Amphitheatre Thursday, April 1, 2021 near Medora, N.D. Officials say firefighters have stopped a wildfire from spreading in the western North Dakota tourist town of Medora, where its 100 residents were forced to evacuate.© Tom Stromme A wildfire smolders near the Burning Hills Amphitheatre Thursday, April 1, 2021 near Medora, N.D. Officials say firefighters have stopped a wildfire from spreading in the western North Dakota tourist town of Medora, where its 100 residents were forced to evacuate.

A wildfire smolders near the Burning Hills Amphitheatre Thursday, April 1, 2021 near Medora, N.D. Officials say firefighters have stopped a wildfire from spreading in the western North Dakota tourist town of Medora, where its 100 residents were forced to evacuate. 

“This fire is particularly difficult because of the rough, inaccessible terrain,” Beth Hill, Forest Service’s acting outreach and education manager, said.

The wildfire season has already started in North Dakota.

Wildfires have burned more than nearly 47 square miles in North Dakota already this spring, compared with fewer than 15.6 square miles all of last year.

Nearly all counties have implemented some form of outdoors burning restrictions, too. As if Sunday, all counties in the state were either in the “high” or “very high” fire danger category. Gov. Doug Burgum has warned that the state is headed into a “tough fire season.”

In nearby Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers issued a preemptive executive order ahead of the Badger State’s own wildfire concerns.

Wisconsin has already reported more than 300 wildfires