MCP server

National Parks

io.github.cyanheads/national-parks-mcp-server

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Plan US National Park Service trips — parks, alerts, campgrounds, things to do, events.

Source

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

6

Token cost

About 2,847 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http national-parks-mcp-server https://national-parks.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.national-parks-mcp-server]
url = "https://national-parks.caseyjhand.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"national-parks-mcp-server":{"httpUrl":"https://national-parks.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"national-parks-mcp-server":{"url":"https://national-parks.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"national-parks-mcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://national-parks.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add national-parks-mcp-server https://national-parks.caseyjhand.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"national-parks-mcp-server","server_url":"https://national-parks.caseyjhand.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"national-parks-mcp-server","server_url":"https://national-parks.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}

Tools

• nps_find_campgrounds ~390 tokens
  Campgrounds at a park or across a state: amenities (potable water, showers, RV dump station, toilets, trash collection, RV access), reservable vs. first-come-first-served site counts, reservation guidance and booking URL, accessibility, and fees — answering "where can I camp at Zion, and can I get a
• nps_find_events ~493 tokens
  Scheduled events at a park within a date range — ranger programs, festivals, tours, interpretive events — answering "what's happening at Yellowstone this weekend?" with title, dates and times, location, category, fee, and registration links. Get park codes from nps_find_parks. Paginates by page numb
• nps_find_parks ~617 tokens
  Resolve a place name, US state, or free-text query to National Park Service parks — the required first step before the detail tools. Returns each park's parkCode (the key nps_get_park, nps_get_alerts, nps_find_campgrounds, nps_get_activities, and nps_find_events all use) plus a compact trip-planning
• nps_get_activities ~392 tokens
  Curated things to do and points of interest at a park — title, description, time commitment, location, accessibility, and fee/pet/reservation flags — answering "what should I do at Acadia?" Covers the NPS editorially-curated activity list (distinct from a park's raw activity tags in nps_get_park). A
• nps_get_alerts ~614 tokens
  Current alerts for a park or a whole state — closures, hazards, caution notices, and information — with category and recency surfaced first so "is anything closed at Glacier right now?" is answered at a glance. Get park codes from nps_find_parks, or pass a stateCode for a statewide "what's closed" s
• nps_get_park ~341 tokens
  Full trip-planning detail for one or more parks by parkCode: description, activities and topics, entrance fees and passes, operating hours by area/season, contacts, directions, a free-text weather overview, representative images, and the NPS page for everything else. Get codes from nps_find_parks. A

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