How to Keep Water from Pooling in Fire Pit?

You can protect your fire pit from rain by covering it with a tarp. You can use a special tarp designed for fire pits, or you can use one designed for grills. Either way, a heavy-duty tarp made of a strong synthetic material should protect your fire pit from the elements.

How does a fire pit drain?

French Drain

For the drainage channel itself you can use either a slightly angled 4 inch steel drain pipe to the open air some distance from the pit, or a gravel channel a few inches deep – again to reach daylight under the walls of the pit and then some distance away.

Should fire pits have drainage?

A fire pit should sit low to the ground, with walls rising no more than a foot off the ground. But for stability, the base of the wall must be buried below ground in a hole lined with gravel, providing drainage and protecting against frost heaves in winter.