Recreation / Public Lands data for AI agents
US federal Recreation Information Database (RIDB) across NPS, USFS, BLM, USACE, BOR, and FWS: facilities, recreation areas, campsites, and proximity search.
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Recreation / Public Lands tools run on the same LiveDataLink endpoint as every other domain - one bearer key, no per-source integration. Add this to your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, n8n, LangChain, and more):
{
"mcpServers": {
"livedatalink": {
"url": "https://livedatalink.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}Then call any tool below. The free tier gives you 1,000 queries/month across all 284 tools with no credit card.
Recreation / Public Lands tools (5)
| recreation_search_facilities | Search federal recreation facilities (campgrounds, trailheads, picnic areas) across NPS, USFS, BLM, USACE, BOR, FWS by name, state, or activity. |
| recreation_facility_detail | Full record for a federal recreation facility by RIDB FacilityID: contact, GPS, reservation URL, accessibility. |
| recreation_search_recareas | Search broader recreation areas (a national forest, park unit, or BLM area) by name, state, or activity. |
| recreation_search_campsites | Search individual campsites within a campground: loop, type, accessibility, reservable. |
| recreation_nearby | List federal recreation facilities within a radius of a coordinate (km). |
Common queries this domain answers: recreation · campground · camping · campsite · national park · national forest · trail · trailhead · hiking · fishing · boating · nps · usfs · blm · ridb · outdoor · public lands · permit.
Why LiveDataLink for Recreation / Public Lands
- One key, 59 domains. These tools sit alongside FMCSA carrier safety, sanctions screening, SEC filings, courts, Census, and FRED - no separate integration per source.
- Resale-safe. Sourced from Recreation.gov (RIDB) - public and openly-licensed data you can embed and redistribute.
- Built for agents. Read-only annotated MCP tools, Streamable HTTP, Bearer auth. Works out of the box in Claude, Cursor, and n8n's native MCP node.
FAQ
- What Recreation / Public Lands data can an AI agent access through LiveDataLink?
- US federal Recreation Information Database (RIDB) across NPS, USFS, BLM, USACE, BOR, and FWS: facilities, recreation areas, campsites, and proximity search. It exposes 5 tools (recreation_search_facilities, recreation_facility_detail, recreation_search_recareas, recreation_search_campsites, recreation_nearby) over the Model Context Protocol at https://livedatalink.ai/mcp, sourced from Recreation.gov (RIDB).
- How do I connect to the LiveDataLink Recreation / Public Lands MCP server?
- Add https://livedatalink.ai/mcp as a Streamable-HTTP MCP server in Claude, Cursor, n8n, or any MCP client, with an "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header. Get a free key (1,000 queries/month, no credit card) at https://livedatalink.ai/signup/free. No per-domain setup - the Recreation / Public Lands tools load under the same key as every other domain.
- Is the LiveDataLink Recreation / Public Lands data free and safe to redistribute?
- LiveDataLink sources Recreation / Public Lands data from Recreation.gov (RIDB). Public-domain US-government and openly-licensed data is resale-safe, so results can be embedded and redistributed in your own product. The free tier includes 1,000 queries/month; paid plans start at $10/month.