RidgelineA plain answer for every spot
Each of more than 370 overlooks, trailheads and waterfalls gets a verdict from the latest road status, always with words, never color alone.
Closures by milepost
The Parkway's road status, read from the National Park Service and laid out along the road from milepost 0 to 469, with the side roads to each spot. A closed road always wins.
Weather at the spot
Today and tomorrow, morning to evening, from the National Weather Service forecast for that spot, not the nearest town in the valley.
Works without signal
Save the spots you are heading to and their conditions stay on your phone, with how old they are, for the stretches of the Parkway with no coverage.
Fall color and spring bloom Subscription
Where color is by elevation, and when the azaleas and rhododendrons bloom: estimates of typical timing, updated with reports during the season. Part of the subscription.
Free, with a subscription for more
Closures are public safety information, so they are always free.
Free
- Parkway closures, in full
- Every spot with its verdict, and the weather for today and tomorrow
- Three saved spots, kept for offline
Subscription, yearly
- Everything that is free
- As many saved spots as you like, kept for offline
- Fall color and spring bloom: the Season tab, each spot's page and your saved spots
Through the App Store or Google Play. Cancel any time in your store account.
Where the information comes from
Road status from the National Park Service, forecasts and alerts from the National Weather Service, and stream flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Ridgeline checks them through the day and shows when each was last updated, and says so when something is out of date.
Ridgeline is an independent app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service or any other agency. Before you go, check nps.gov/blri for the official road status.
Contact
Questions, a spot we got wrong, or a problem with a subscription? Write to us here.