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What is happening on public lands right now.

The same data the Ranger planner joins against your trip. Source: NPS, NIFC, USGS.

Active NPS alerts 8
  • Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: Road Construction Work to begin May 4-Oct 24, 2026 Information · Observed 2026-07-22
  • Acadia National Park: Several Trails Close For Peregrine Falcon Nesting Season Park Closure · Observed 2026-07-22
  • Adams National Historical Park: Intermittent Visitor Center Phone Issues Information · Observed 2026-07-22
  • Acadia National Park: Avoid Water Contact at Sand Beach Lagoon (Not for Sand Beach) Caution · Observed 2026-07-22
  • Agate Fossil Beds National Monument: Limited Cell Phone Coverage Information · Observed 2026-07-22
  • Alcatraz Island: Hospital wing, dining hall, shower room closed for rehabilitation work Information · Observed 2026-07-22
  • Alcatraz Island: Auto-Theft Warning - Only Bring What You Need to the Park Caution · Observed 2026-07-22
  • Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Staple Bend Tunnel Closure Park Closure · Observed 2026-07-22

Source: NPS

Active wildfires 6
  • Morrill 642,029 acres · 100% contained · Discovered 2026-03-13
  • Crosswhite 132,746 acres · 16% contained · Discovered 2026-07-16
  • Babylon 107,189 acres · 95% contained · Discovered 2026-06-26
  • Aspen Acres 101,546 acres · 61% contained · Discovered 2026-06-29
  • Cottonwood 97,464 acres · 90% contained · Discovered 2026-06-22
  • Kaiser Canyon 79,642 acres · 1% contained · Discovered 2026-07-16

Source: NIFC WFIGS

Streamflow at advisory or closure 0

Every monitored gauge is currently below advisory.

Source: USGS

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