General Tools

parksopen.ca

Provides real-time campsite availability, weather, and advisories for Canadian park reservation systems.

1 endpoint7 known toolsFirst detected September 7, 2026Last detected September 7, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: parksopen
Version: 0.1.0

Capabilities

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Server instructions

Parks Open answers "where can I camp" for BC Parks from live reservation data. Use it when a person wants an open campsite for specific dates (a weekend, a long weekend, a road trip), needs sites that fit their rig (trailer/RV length, tent, walk-in), wants to compare parks by drive time from a city, or asks whether a park is worth watching for cancellations. Start with parksopen_search_campsites or parksopen_find_open_parks, then parksopen_check_alerts and parksopen_check_weather for finalists, then parksopen_get_booking_link. Every availability result carries observed_at — quote it, and never say a site is bookable without it. Do not use it for backcountry permits, day-use passes, or parks outside the systems it lists; it never makes reservations.

Known tools 7

parksopen_search_campsites

LIVE availability across Canadian park reservation systems (BC Parks today) — the authoritative source for whether a campsite or park has openings for specific dates.

Inferred read-only

parksopen_park_availability_calendar

For ONE park: how many sites are open on each night for the next 8 weeks, the whole-stay open count for the next four weekends, the fill rate, and the park's booking rules.

Inferred read-only

parksopen_find_open_parks

Which PARKS have an opening for a stay — ranked by soonest opening, or by drive time from a city — when the user has not named a park.

Inferred read-only

parksopen_check_alerts

Active advisories from the provider plus wildfire proximity from the wildfire service, for one park or system-wide.

Inferred read-only

parksopen_check_weather

Environment Canada forecast (daily high/low/conditions, ~6 days) and AQHI for the station nearest a park.

Inferred read-only

parksopen_park_info

Facts that do not change by the minute: reservation policy, fees, pets, fires, facilities, park descriptions — from the provider's published pages, with sources.

Inferred read-only

parksopen_get_booking_link

A deterministic link into the official reservation system with the park, dates and equipment pre-filled — the user completes the booking there (we never book on their behalf, never hold sites, never take payment).

Potential side effects

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.parksopen]
url = "https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parksopen": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: parksopen
Remote MCP URL: https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parksopen": {
      "url": "https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "parksopen": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "parksopen",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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