About this map

What this is

The Public Lands Air Quality Map answers whether the air at a specific park, forest, or wilderness is clean enough to go today, and if not, where nearby is. It centers named public lands rather than zip codes or sensors, so the question is the one you are really asking: is this trip worth taking right now?

Wildfire smoke can foul the air hundreds of miles from the flame front, and the official tools are built for cities, not trailheads. We built this so you can check the place you are headed, in plain language, for free.

Who makes it

More Than Just Parks is a public lands advocacy organization, founded by Jim and Will Pattiz. The brothers spent years in the field documenting America's public lands for the agencies that manage them, and turned to defending them when the places they knew started going up for lease and for sale.

We exist to protect America's public lands: the forests and deserts, canyons and coastlines that belong to every American in common. We do it with evidence: reporting from the ground on the threats to public lands and the people responsible, a public record anyone can check, and tools like this one that put a federal decision in front of the people who care about the place while there is still time to act.

The reporting is funded entirely by readers. We take no money from the industries we cover. Land managers and Capitol Hill staff read us alongside more than 27,000 subscribers to our free daily briefing.

Why it is free

Public lands belong to everyone, so a tool that helps you visit them safely should be free to everyone. This tracker will always be free to use, with no account required. If it helps you, the best way to support it is to read and share our journalism, sign up for the briefing, and tell a friend planning a trip.

How to reach us

Questions, corrections, a monitor or fire that looks wrong, or a press inquiry: email ask@morethanjustparks.com. We read everything and we fix what we get wrong.