With the aid of Web technology, outdoor travelers are able to preview destinations online by visiting sites that display images via Web cams. The current technique is to have a camera focused on some outdoor scene with automated software that takes photos or videos and then uploads these images periodically to a Web page. With increasing bandwidths and CPU speeds, streaming video will some day take over. For now, most outdoor Web cams refresh every few minutes and some refresh every few seconds, while a few are already streaming video. With a fast Internet connection and a fast PC you too will be ready for viewing streaming video, but you can view most Web cam sites with an average PC.
Scenic Outdoor Web Cams . . .
- Acadia National Park - View from McFarland Hill looking northeast.
- Big Bend National Park - View of Sierra del Carmen in Mexico.
- Blue Ridge Mountains - View of Brasstown Bald, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, Georgia. Streaming video.
- Cape Cod - Views from 8 locations. Refreshes at different intervals.
- Capitol Cam - Views from atop the Metropolitan Square building, Washington, DC . Refresh not listed.
- The Continental Divide - View from the kiosk at the entrance to Glacier Basin Campground.
- Crater Lake - View of this Oregon National Park. Refresh not listed.
- Denali National Park - View from Wonder Lake.
- Estes Park, Colorado - 6 views.
- Glacier National Park - 9 views from around the park.sh every 5 minutes.
- Grand Canyon National Park - View from Yavapai Point.
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park - View from Look Rock.
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park - View from Purchase Knob.
- Joshua Tree National Park - Views from Belle Mountain looking southeast.
- Lake Tahoe, California - Views from Ski Run Marina and Harveys Resort. Refreshes every 5 minutes.
- Mammoth Cave National Park - View Of Green River valley looking north-northwest.
- Mammoth Hot Springs - View of this Yellowstone landmark. Refreshes every 30 seconds.
- Mount Rainier National Park - View from Paradise.
- Mount Washington Summit - Several Web cams on and around Mt. Washington. Refreshes not listed.
- National Mall and Memorial Parks - View from the Netherlands Carillon looking east.
- Niagara Falls - View from the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, Ontario. Streaming video.
- North Cascades National Park - View from visitor center, Newhalen, Washington.
- Old Faithful - View this landmark in Yellowstone, Wyoming, with time until next eruption. Refreshes every 30 seconds.
- Olympic National Park - View of Lake Crescent looking southeast.
- Pikes Peak - Views from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Refreshes every minute.
- Point Reyes National Seashore - View of Point Reyes Beach.
- Santa Catalina Mountains - View looking across the University of Arizona campus in Tucson. Refreshes every 5 minutes.
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park - View from the edge of Giant Forest looking southwest.
- Smoky Mountains - View of Mt. LeConte. Refreshes every 30 minutes.
- South Beach - Views from the Clevelander Hotel in South Beach, Miami. Refresh not listed.
- South Dakota - Views of Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands and more. Refresh not listed.
- Statue of Liberty - View from Manhattan. Refresh not listed.
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park - View of Painted Canyon.
- Vail, Colorado - Various views of Vail.
- Yosemite - View of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California.
- Yosemite National Park - View from Turtleback Dome.
- Yosemite Valley - View of the valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Refreshes every 3 minutes.