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Always verify pass conditions via the official WSDOT, Oregon TripCheck, or Idaho 511 page. It is the definitive source for closures and chain requirements. Then look at our pictures.
Washington: WSDOT mountain passes. Oregon: TripCheck / 511. Idaho: Idaho 511.
Full answers per pass: Washington passes · Oregon passes · Idaho passes.
Snoqualmie cameras · Stevens cameras · Siskiyou cameras · Lookout Pass cameras
Only the official WSDOT pass page can say that. We do not guess chain levels from a picture.
A clear, wet-looking photo does not cancel a chain requirement. The valley can look wet when the summit is ice.
Washington sometimes lets AWD and 4WD skip putting chains on while still requiring them to be carried. The exact requirement changes day to day — read the official wording for that day.
WSDOT mountain passes · Full answer: Do I need chains? · Chains or traction tires?
Use Oregon 511 / TripCheck. Oregon can require chains on all vehicles, including AWD, and can close a pass until you chain up.
Common asks: Government Camp, Timberline, Siskiyou, Santiam, Willamette. Always verify pass conditions via the official Oregon TripCheck page, then look at the cameras.
Hood cameras · Siskiyou cameras · Full answer: Do I need chains?
Use Idaho 511. We do not guess chain rules from a picture.
Lookout Pass on I-90 is the common ask for people crossing from Spokane toward Montana. Always verify pass conditions via the official Idaho 511 map, then look at the cameras if we have them.
Towing and trailer requirements are part of the chain requirement, and they differ by state and by vehicle weight. We do not summarize chain law.
Read the WSDOT, TripCheck, or Idaho 511 wording for that pass, that day.
People ask this when I-90 looks bad. We show both corridors. We do not pick for you.
Snoqualmie (I-90) is the main Seattle–Ellensburg route. Stevens (US-2) is higher, often slower, sometimes open when I-90 is a mess — and sometimes not.
Compare Snoqualmie and Stevens · Full answer: Is Stevens Pass open?
SR-20 (North Cascades Highway) is often closed in winter. US-2 (Stevens) is the usual year-round east–west option from the north Sound.
We do not have Washington Pass or Rainy Pass stills. Winthrop and Loup Loup are east-side cameras, not the summit.
Compare Stevens and SR-20 · Full answer: Is the North Cascades Highway open?
Night glare can look like ice. Rain in North Bend is not the summit. A two-hour-old still can lie.
The official WSDOT page is the definitive source. Walk the cameras west to east: North Bend, Denny Creek, Summit West, Summit East, Easton.
The steps stay the same. The weather does not.
We show the official NPS Paradise still. Puget Sound locals ask it as “is the mountain out.”
Some NPS cameras do not allow their pictures to be shown elsewhere. For those, use the NPS webcam page.
Rainier camera · Full answer: Can you see Mount Rainier today? · Can you see Mount Hood today?
We do not guess the count, and the NPS parking-lot cameras are only on the official page.
Look at the nearest official lookout picture. Then check AirNow for air quality. For a named fire, use Watch Duty or your county alerts.
Dust, clouds, and steam can look like smoke. We do not send “smoke detected” alerts.
If you see new fire or smoke and believe no one has reported it, call 911.
No. Never. 511now shows cameras and public data. It does not send alerts, notifications, or sirens, and it never tells you to stay or to go.
Evacuation orders come from your county sheriff or emergency management office. They reach you through Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on your phone, local authorities, and county alert systems. Keep WEA enabled in your phone settings, and sign up for local alerts: Oregon uses OR-Alert; Washington counties are listed by the Washington Emergency Management Division; Idaho counties by the Idaho Office of Emergency Management.
If you feel unsafe, leave early. You do not need an order — or any app — to give you permission.
Español: Esta aplicación muestra cámaras y datos públicos. No es un sistema de alertas de emergencia y no emite órdenes de evacuación. Si se siente en peligro, váyase temprano.
Public viewers cannot steer fire lookout cameras. Emergency staff control where they point, especially during an incident.
Wait for the next sweep, or open another camera.
Most pass cameras are still photos. They refresh every few minutes. They are not live video.
We pull the same file the official site shows. If that file loads, we call it a current official still. If the agency time is clearly old, we say so.
If a picture failed, try again or open the official page.
No. We are 511now. We show official cameras in one place. We are not those agencies and we do not speak for them.
WSDOT and ODOT say if a road is open. NPS runs park cameras. Oregon Hazards Lab / ALERTWest run many lookouts. Watch Duty reports fires. We deep-link to them.