US National Parks

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

6 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

list_parks

List or search NPS parks. Filter by free-text query, state code (2-letter, comma-separated), or parkCode list. Returns full name, description, designation, states, GPS, address, official URL.

No parameters required.

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get_park

Fetch a single park by parkCode. Returns full description, designation, activities, topics, address, contacts, operating hours, entrance fees, and image gallery.

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list_alerts

Current park alerts — closures, road conditions, weather warnings, danger advisories. Filter by parkCode or state.

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list_campgrounds

Campgrounds inside a park or state. Returns name, description, RV/tent capacity, amenities, reservation info, GPS.

No parameters required.

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list_things_to_do

Activities recommended by the park service — hikes, ranger programs, scenic drives, ranger-led activities. Filter by parkCode or state.

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nps_visitation

National park visitor statistics — how many people visited a park. Answers "how many people visited Yellowstone", "NPS visitation numbers", "annual visitors to Grand Canyon", "busiest national park",

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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");