US National Parks

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National Park Service — parks, alerts, campgrounds, activities. Free key, generous limits.

5 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

list_parks

List/search NPS parks.

Parameters
Name Type Description
query opt string Free-text search
state opt string 2-letter state code(s)
park_code opt string parkCode(s) comma-separated
limit opt number 1-500 (default 25)
start opt number Offset
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get_park required: park_code

Full park record by parkCode.

Parameters
Name Type Description
park_code req string 4-letter parkCode
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list_alerts

Current park alerts.

Parameters
Name Type Description
park_code opt string parkCode (optional)
state opt string State code (optional)
query opt string Free-text
limit opt number 1-500
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list_campgrounds

Campgrounds in a park or state.

Parameters
Name Type Description
park_code opt string parkCode (optional)
state opt string State code (optional)
query opt string Free-text
limit opt number 1-500
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list_things_to_do

Recommended activities.

Parameters
Name Type Description
park_code opt string parkCode (optional)
state opt string State code (optional)
query opt string Free-text
limit opt number 1-500
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nps/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nps/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_parks","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("list_parks", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("national park service — parks, alerts, campgrounds, activities");