Alerts and Closures

Overview

Alerts and closures help you understand current conditions before you visit a place. Alerts explain what you need to know, while closure status shows whether access is open, partially closed, closed, or seasonal.

You can read active alerts on public web pages. You may need to sign in only when you want to subscribe to notifications or manage notification settings.

Where Alerts Appear

Alerts can appear on:

• Location pages for areas, trails, outings, and Points of Interest.
• Community and organization pages.
• Scoped alert list pages reached from View All or View All Alerts.
• Social pages when active alerts are attached to the same place, community, or organization.
• Some interactive maps when alert layers are enabled for visible map features.

Open Explore to find locations. If a location, community, or organization has active alerts, the page may show an alert card, emergency banner, alert bar, or View All Alerts link.

Understand Closure Status

Location pages can show a closure status chip near the location title. The status can be:

• Open.
• Partially Closed.
• Closed.
• Seasonal.

Closure status answers whether access is currently restricted. Alerts provide additional context, such as safety notices, weather advisories, maintenance updates, or instructions from the managing organization.

When a location has both a closure status and an alert, review both before planning your visit.

Read Alert Cards and Banners

Alert cards and banners can show:

• The alert severity, such as Info, Warning, Danger, or Emergency.
• The alert title.
• The affected location or number of affected locations.
• The source organization.
• A short preview and recent timing information.

Emergency alerts use a more prominent banner. Choose the card, banner, or alert bar to open the full alert when a detail page is available.

Use Alert Lists

Choose View All or View All Alerts from a community, organization, or location page to see active alerts for that page. Alert lists show the active alerts that apply to the current scope.

If there are no active alerts, the page can show No Active Alerts and Everything is operating normally.

Review Alert Details

An alert detail page can include:

• The alert title and severity.
• When the alert was updated.
• The effective date or Active Until Further Notice.
• The source organization and author when available.
• Full instructions or context from the organization.
• Attachments & Media, such as images, documents, or maps.
• Affected Locations, with each location's current closure status.

Select an affected location to open that location page and review its full details before visiting.

Alerts in Social and Maps

Social pages can show active alerts above the post feed when alerts are attached to the same place, community, or organization. Use the alert card to open the alert detail.

Some maps can show alerts for visible map features. When a map includes alert support, pan or zoom to the area you care about, then select an alert marker or drawer item to review the alert.

Subscribe to Alert Updates

Use the bell icon on a location or organization page to subscribe to notifications. You need to be signed in to subscribe.

Use Notification Settings to manage whether Alerts can be sent by email or push notification. Turning off all notifications also stops alerts from organizations and locations you subscribe to.

Troubleshooting

If you do not see an alert you expected:

1. Check that you are on the correct location, community, or organization page.
2. Refresh the page.
3. Open the related alert list from View All Alerts when available.
4. Confirm the alert is still active. Expired or archived alerts may no longer appear on public alert pages.

If a notification does not arrive, make sure you are signed in, subscribed with the bell icon, and have Alerts enabled in Notification Settings.