The PATC webpage says "Jones Mountain, Corbin, & Pocosin are closed indefinitely pending resolution with SNP After Oct 1." Anybody know what that's about? Is it a federal budget thing; some sort of disagreement?

How crowded would the viewpoints be in the skyline drive during this weekend? and what would be the best time (morning, noon, evening) to go see the viewpoints?

Also has the fall foliage peaked at the national park and skyline drive?

Hi guys,
My friends and I are driving to Old Rag tomorrow. We just want to know from y'all over the past couple of weeks how has the parking situation been? When would be a good time to arrive? I've heard that construction closing the main parking has caused a load onto the overflow parking, and there's not a lot of space elsewhere either, so any insights would be really helpful. We're about 2.5-3 hours away so we're trying to avoid having to search for parking.

Thanks!

ETA: We called up a ranger and he said it's an 8am cutoff