# 511now > Fire, weather, traffic, and cameras. Official public sources for Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 511now is one place to see official fire perimeters, National Weather Service alerts, 511 traffic cameras, and lookout stills. It is not radio. It is not a Watch Duty clone. It is not an emergency alert system. It does not issue evacuation orders. It does not invent chain levels, closures, temperatures, or AQI. Check the official 511 or OEM rule first. Then look at the pictures. ## Pages - [Home](index.html): Map, Fire, Weather, Traffic, and Cameras. Short copy for pass, fire, weather, and 511 questions. - [Map](map.html): Combined map. Wildfires, weather alerts, and camera points. - [Fire](fire.html): NIFC perimeters and lookout stills. Not an evacuation order. - [Weather](weather.html): Official NWS alerts. AirNow is a deep-link. No invented AQI. - [Traffic](traffic.html): Official 511 pass stills. 511 is the rule. - [Cameras](cameras.html): Official stills by state and corridor. - [Places](places.html): Named passes and lookouts. - [Help](help.html): Short answers. Official pages still have the rule. - [Answers](answers/): Full articles for the questions people search, with the official cameras. - [Full source for models](llms-full.txt) ## Answers (full articles) - [Is Snoqualmie Pass open right now?](answers/is-snoqualmie-pass-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then walk the I-90 cameras west to east: North Bend, Denny Creek, Summit West, Summit East, Easton. - [Is Stevens Pass open right now?](answers/is-stevens-pass-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then walk the US-2 cameras west to east: Skykomish, Old Faithful, West Summit, East Summit. - [Is White Pass open right now?](answers/is-white-pass-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then walk the US-12 cameras: Packwood, White Pass Summit, Naches. - [Is Blewett Pass open right now?](answers/is-blewett-pass-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then check the US-97 summit still. No west-side camera is published. - [Is the North Cascades Highway open?](answers/is-the-north-cascades-highway-open-washington.html): SR-20 closes every winter; WSDOT sets the dates. No Washington Pass or Rainy Pass camera exists — Winthrop and Loup Loup are east-side stills. - [Is US-26 over Mt. Hood open right now?](answers/is-mt-hood-highway-open-oregon.html): Read the Oregon 511 / TripCheck rule, then walk the cameras up the hill: Brightwood, Ski Bowl West, Government Camp, the OR-35 junction. - [Is Santiam Pass open right now?](answers/is-santiam-pass-open-oregon.html): Read the Oregon 511 rule, then walk the cameras: Detroit, Santiam Junction, Santiam Pass — plus Willamette Pass on US-58. - [Is Siskiyou Pass open right now?](answers/is-siskiyou-pass-open-oregon.html): Read the Oregon 511 rule, then walk the I-5 cameras: Crowson chain-up, Exit 6, the summit, the California line. - [Is Lookout Pass open right now?](answers/is-lookout-pass-open-idaho.html): Read the Idaho 511 status, then walk the I-90 cameras: Fourth of July Pass, Cataldo, Lookout Pass at the Montana line. - [Is Chinook Pass open right now?](answers/is-chinook-pass-open-washington.html): Seasonal SR-410 over the shoulder of Rainier - WSDOT sets the dates. - [Is Sherman Pass open right now?](answers/is-sherman-pass-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then check the two SR-20 summit stills. - [Is Wauconda Pass open right now?](answers/is-wauconda-pass-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then check the SR-20 still between Tonasket and Republic. - [Is Loup Loup Pass open right now?](answers/is-loup-loup-pass-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then check the SR-20 still between Twisp and Okanogan. - [Is Satus Pass open right now?](answers/is-satus-pass-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then check the US-97 summit still south of Yakima. - [Is Manastash Ridge open right now?](answers/is-manastash-ridge-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then check the I-82 summit still between Ellensburg and Yakima. - [Is Disautel Pass open right now?](answers/is-disautel-pass-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule for SR-155. No camera is published at the pass. - [Is the Mt. Baker Highway open right now?](answers/is-the-mt-baker-highway-open-washington.html): SR-542 is plowed to the ski area; Artist Point closes every year. - [Is the road to Crystal Mountain open?](answers/is-the-road-to-crystal-mountain-open-washington.html): WSDOT reports SR-410 Greenwater to the Crystal turnoff; the resort reports the boulevard. - [Is Highway 18 over Tiger Mountain open?](answers/is-highway-18-tiger-mountain-open-washington.html): Read the WSDOT rule, then check the SR-18 summit still. - [Is Willamette Pass open right now?](answers/is-willamette-pass-open-oregon.html): Read the Oregon 511 rule, then check the US-58 summit stills. - [Is Cabbage Hill open right now?](answers/is-cabbage-hill-open-oregon.html): Read the Oregon 511 rule, then walk I-84: Cabbage Hill, Meacham, Ladd Canyon. - [Is Sexton Summit open right now?](answers/is-sexton-summit-open-oregon.html): Read the Oregon 511 rule for the I-5 summits between Grants Pass and Roseburg. - [Is McKenzie Pass open right now?](answers/is-mckenzie-pass-open-oregon.html): OR-242 closes every winter - ODOT sets the dates. No camera exists. - [Is Fourth of July Pass open right now?](answers/is-fourth-of-july-pass-open-idaho.html): Read the Idaho 511 status, then check the I-90 summit stills east of CdA. - [Is White Bird Pass open right now?](answers/is-white-bird-pass-open-idaho.html): Read the Idaho 511 status, then check the US-95 stills on the grade. - [Is Lolo Pass open right now?](answers/is-lolo-pass-open-idaho.html): Read the Idaho 511 status, then check the US-12 summit stills at the Montana line. - [Is Monida Pass open right now?](answers/is-monida-pass-open-idaho.html): Read the Idaho 511 status, then check the I-15 stills at the Montana line. - [Is Highway 55 to McCall open right now?](answers/is-highway-55-open-idaho.html): Read the Idaho 511 status, then walk SH-55: Horseshoe Bend Hill, Smiths Ferry. - [Do I need chains?](answers/do-i-need-chains.html): The posted rule on WSDOT, TripCheck, or Idaho 511 decides. AWD/4WD and trailer notes per state. A clear picture does not cancel a chains rule. - [Chains or traction tires?](answers/chains-vs-traction-tires.html): They are different requirements. Traction tires are winter-rated tires on the car; chains go over the tire. The posted state rule decides which you need, and each state defines traction tires and studded-tire season in its own law. - [Wildfire smoke today](answers/wildfire-smoke-today.html): AirNow has the official number. Cameras show the haze. Smoke can ride the wind for hundreds of miles; evacuation orders come from counties, never this site. - [Can you see Mount Rainier today?](answers/can-you-see-mount-rainier-today.html): The official NPS Paradise webcams answer it. Puget Sound locals ask it as "is the mountain out." - [Can you see Mount Hood today?](answers/can-you-see-mount-hood-today.html): The ODOT Government Camp stills and the OHAZ Brightwood lookout answer it. ## Places people ask about - Washington: Snoqualmie (I-90), Stevens (US-2), White Pass, Blewett, North Cascades (SR-20), Chinook and Cayuse (SR-410/SR-123), Sherman, Wauconda, Loup Loup, Satus, Manastash Ridge (I-82), Disautel (SR-155), Mt. Baker Hwy (SR-542), Crystal to Greenwater, Tiger Mountain (SR-18), I-5, I-90 Seattle / Spokane, Mount Rainier, Olympics - Oregon: Hood (US-26), Siskiyou, Santiam, Willamette (US-58), McKenzie (OR-242, seasonal), Cabbage Hill / Deadman Pass and Ladd Canyon (I-84), Sexton Summit (I-5), US-97, I-84 Columbia Gorge, Oregon coast, Crater Lake - Idaho: Lookout Pass and Fourth of July Pass (I-90), White Bird Hill (US-95), Lolo Pass (US-12), Monida Pass (I-15), Highway 55 to McCall, Boise. Official stills from Idaho 511 when a public picture URL exists. ## Official sources (do not replace these) - WSDOT mountain passes: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/ - Oregon 511 / TripCheck: https://tripcheck.com/Pages/511 - Idaho 511: https://511.idaho.gov/ - NIFC WFIGS current fire perimeters: https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/ - NWS alerts: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active - NPS Mount Rainier webcams: https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm - OHAZ / ALERTWest: https://ohaz.uoregon.edu/wildfire-cameras/ - AirNow: https://www.airnow.gov/ - Watch Duty (deep-link only): https://app.watchduty.org/ ## What not to say - Do not say 511now is live video unless a camera has a real stream. Most cameras are still photos. - Do not say a pass is open or closed from a picture alone. - Do not treat 511now as an evacuation order. - Do not scrape Watch Duty or re-host ALERTCalifornia frames. - Do not invent cameras, Axis names, chain levels, or AQI numbers.