# National Parks Service

> Use this tool when you need to access real-time information about national parks, including search, alerts, and closures, to aid in travel planning, outdoor activity research, or monitoring park conditions. It provides detailed park information and supports location-based searches and activity-based queries, with optimized responses for AI consumption. The tool requires an NPS API key for authentication and is ideal for integration with conversation interfaces like Claude Desktop.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/nationalparks  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nationalparks

## Description

The National Parks MCP Server provides real-time data from the National Park Service API, offering tools to search parks by location or activities, retrieve detailed park information, and access current alerts and closures. Built by KyrieTangSheng, it uses TypeScript and the Model Context Protocol SDK to format responses optimized for AI consumption, with features like state code validation and pagination support. The server requires an NPS API key for authentication and is designed for integration with Claude Desktop, making it valuable for travel planning, outdoor activity research, and monitoring park conditions without leaving the conversation interface.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** monitoring
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/nationalparks)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/kyrietangsheng/mcp-server-nationalparks>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "nationalparks"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nationalparks` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nationalparks/pull`

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