diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index fb49981..e05840c 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@
   background: var(--color-surface-hover) !important;
 }
 
+/* ── Park month calendar — responsive row heights ───────────────────────── */
+/* Mobile: fixed uniform rows so narrow columns don't cause height variance  */
+.park-calendar-grid {
+  grid-auto-rows: 72px;
+}
+/* sm+: let rows breathe and grow with their content (cells are wide enough) */
+@media (min-width: 640px) {
+  .park-calendar-grid {
+    grid-auto-rows: minmax(96px, auto);
+  }
+}
+
 /* ── Pulse animation for skeleton ───────────────────────────────────────── */
 @keyframes pulse {
   0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
diff --git a/components/ParkMonthCalendar.tsx b/components/ParkMonthCalendar.tsx
index 537bf63..d31bd03 100644
--- a/components/ParkMonthCalendar.tsx
+++ b/components/ParkMonthCalendar.tsx
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@ export function ParkMonthCalendar({ parkId, year, month, monthData, today, timez
         </div>
 
         {/*
-          All day cells in ONE flat grid so every row shares the same
-          fixed height — no per-week wrapper divs that could produce
-          rows of different heights on mobile.
+          All day cells in ONE flat grid — eliminates per-week wrapper
+          divs that caused independent row heights and the slant effect.
+          Row height is controlled responsively via .park-calendar-grid CSS:
+          mobile = 72px fixed, sm+ = minmax(96px, auto).
         */}
-        <div style={{
-          display: "grid",
-          gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(7, 1fr)",
-          gridAutoRows: 76,
-        }}>
+        <div
+          className="park-calendar-grid"
+          style={{ display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(7, 1fr)" }}
+        >
           {cells.map((cell, idx) => {
             const ci = idx % 7;
             const isLastRow = idx >= cells.length - 7;
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ export function ParkMonthCalendar({ parkId, year, month, monthData, today, timez
             if (!cell.day || !cell.iso) {
               return (
                 <div key={idx} style={{
+                  overflow: "hidden",
                   background: ci === 0 || ci === 6 ? "var(--color-weekend-header)" : "transparent",
                   borderRight,
                   borderBottom,
@@ -183,38 +184,53 @@ export function ParkMonthCalendar({ parkId, year, month, monthData, today, timez
                   {cell.day}
                 </span>
 
-                {/* Status — single-line pill so all cells stay uniform height */}
+                {/* ── Mobile status: colored dot only (sm:hidden) ──────── */}
+                {/* Cells are ~55px wide on mobile — no room for hours text */}
                 {!dayData ? (
-                  <span style={{ fontSize: "0.75rem", color: "var(--color-text-dim)" }}>—</span>
+                  <span className="sm:hidden" style={{ fontSize: "0.7rem", color: "var(--color-text-dim)" }}>—</span>
+                ) : isOpen ? (
+                  <div className="sm:hidden" style={{
+                    width: 7, height: 7, borderRadius: "50%", flexShrink: 0,
+                    background: isPH ? "var(--color-ph-border)" : "var(--color-open-border)",
+                  }} />
+                ) : null}
+
+                {/* ── Desktop status: full pill with hours (hidden sm:block) */}
+                {!dayData ? (
+                  <span className="hidden sm:inline" style={{ fontSize: "0.75rem", color: "var(--color-text-dim)" }}>—</span>
                 ) : isPH && isOpen ? (
-                  <div style={{
+                  <div className="hidden sm:block" style={{
                     background: "var(--color-ph-bg)",
                     border: "1px solid var(--color-ph-border)",
-                    borderRadius: 4,
-                    padding: "2px 4px",
-                    overflow: "hidden",
+                    borderRadius: 5,
+                    padding: "3px 6px",
                   }}>
-                    <div style={{ fontSize: "0.58rem", fontWeight: 700, color: "var(--color-ph-label)", textTransform: "uppercase", letterSpacing: "0.04em", whiteSpace: "nowrap", overflow: "hidden", textOverflow: "ellipsis" }}>
+                    <div style={{ fontSize: "0.6rem", fontWeight: 700, color: "var(--color-ph-label)", textTransform: "uppercase", letterSpacing: "0.05em" }}>
                       Passholder
                     </div>
-                    <div style={{ fontSize: "0.6rem", color: "var(--color-ph-hours)", marginTop: 1, whiteSpace: "nowrap", overflow: "hidden", textOverflow: "ellipsis" }}>
-                      {dayData.hoursLabel} <span style={{ opacity: 0.6 }}>{tzAbbr}</span>
+                    <div style={{ fontSize: "0.65rem", color: "var(--color-ph-hours)", marginTop: 2 }}>
+                      {dayData.hoursLabel}
+                    </div>
+                    <div style={{ fontSize: "0.58rem", color: "var(--color-ph-label)", opacity: 0.75, marginTop: 1, letterSpacing: "0.04em" }}>
+                      {tzAbbr}
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 ) : isOpen ? (
-                  <div style={{
+                  <div className="hidden sm:block" style={{
                     background: "var(--color-open-bg)",
                     border: "1px solid var(--color-open-border)",
-                    borderRadius: 4,
-                    padding: "2px 4px",
-                    overflow: "hidden",
+                    borderRadius: 5,
+                    padding: "3px 6px",
                   }}>
-                    <div style={{ fontSize: "0.6rem", color: "var(--color-open-hours)", whiteSpace: "nowrap", overflow: "hidden", textOverflow: "ellipsis" }}>
-                      {dayData.hoursLabel} <span style={{ opacity: 0.6 }}>{tzAbbr}</span>
+                    <div style={{ fontSize: "0.65rem", color: "var(--color-open-hours)" }}>
+                      {dayData.hoursLabel}
+                    </div>
+                    <div style={{ fontSize: "0.58rem", color: "var(--color-open-hours)", opacity: 0.6, marginTop: 1, letterSpacing: "0.04em" }}>
+                      {tzAbbr}
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 ) : (
-                  <span style={{ fontSize: "1rem", color: "var(--color-text-dim)", lineHeight: 1 }}>·</span>
+                  <span className="hidden sm:inline" style={{ fontSize: "1rem", color: "var(--color-text-dim)", lineHeight: 1 }}>·</span>
                 )}
               </div>
             );