About Parks Open
Live BC Parks campsite and day-pass status with freshness and official booking links
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://parksopen.ca/api/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http ca-parksopen-parksopen https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp{"mcpServers":{"ca-parksopen-parksopen":{"type":"http","url":"https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"ca-parksopen-parksopen":{"type":"http","url":"https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"ca-parksopen-parksopen":{"type":"http","url":"https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"ca-parksopen-parksopen":{"serverUrl":"https://parksopen.ca/api/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
8| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| park | string | No | park name — approximate is fine (partial, missing 'Provincial', misspelled). Omit to search every park. If it cannot be resolved you get a did-you-mean list. |
| limit | integer | No | page size, default 20 |
| cursor | string | No | opaque cursor from a previous page |
| system | string | No | reservation system id, e.g. bc_parks. Omit for every tracked system. |
| category | enum | No | booking category; default frontcountry (drive-in campsites)frontcountry | backcountry | group | cabin |
| end_date | string | Yes | departure, YYYY-MM-DD (exclusive; nights = end − start) |
| province | string | No | province code or URL prefix (bc, on, …) — an alternative to system. |
| amenities | array | No | ANDed site attributes: electrical, waterfront, pets, some_shade, full_shade, double, near_restroom, walk_in, accessible, pull_through, private, big_rig |
| start_date | string | Yes | arrival, YYYY-MM-DD |
| min_privacy | string | No | 'Good' or 'Excellent' |
| equipment_class | string | No | canonical class (tent, tent2, tent3, van, trailer_18, rv_32, rv_32_plus) or free text like '30ft trailer'. Default tent. |
Details
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