search_recareas
Pack: recreation-gov · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)
No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_recareas for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.
Search US federal recreation areas — the parent regions (national parks, national forests, BLM/USACE lands) that contain campgrounds and facilities — on Recreation.gov. Filter by name/keyword or state. Returns RecArea IDs, names, descriptions, phone, and coordinates. Example: search_recareas({ query: “Grand Canyon”, state: “AZ” })
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | no | Keyword or name to search, e.g. “Grand Canyon” |
state | string | no | Two-letter US state code, e.g. “AZ” |
limit | number | no | Max results to return (default 20, max 50) |
offset | number | no | Pagination offset (default 0) |
_apiKey | string | no | Optional — your own Recreation.gov RIDB API key for higher limits; omit to use the shared Pipeworx key. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/recreation_gov/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_recareas","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}Connect to just the recreation-gov pack
{
"mcpServers": {
"recreation-gov": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/recreation_gov/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.