# NPS Data API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/doi/nps-data-api/  
**Provider:** Department of Interior — https://apis.io/providers/doi/  
**Base URL:** https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1  
**Documentation:** https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/index.htm

NPS Data API is one of 41 APIs that [Department of Interior](https://apis.io/providers/doi/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include National Parks, Recreation, Federal Lands, Campgrounds, and Event. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, a getting-started guide, and authentication docs.

The National Park Service Data API provides authoritative data about NPS sites including parks, alerts, campgrounds, events, visitor centers, news releases, articles, and educational lesson plans. Access requires a free API key sent via HTTP request header.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
- **GettingStarted** — https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
- **Authentication** — https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-guides.htm
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/doi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Department of Interior APIs (12)

- [USGS Earthquake Hazards Web Services](https://apis.io/apis/doi/usgs-earthquake-hazards-web-services/)
- [USGS Mineral Resources Data API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/usgs-mineral-resources-data-api/)
- [BLM GIS REST Services](https://apis.io/apis/doi/blm-gis-rest-services/)
- [USGS ScienceBase API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/usgs-sciencebase-api/)
- [Department of Interior agency-codes API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-agency-codes-api/)
- [Department of Interior altitude-datums API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-altitude-datums-api/)
- [Department of Interior aquifer-codes API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-aquifer-codes-api/)
- [Department of Interior aquifer-types API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-aquifer-types-api/)
- [Department of Interior channel-measurements API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-channel-measurements-api/)
- [Department of Interior citations API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-citations-api/)
- [Department of Interior combined-metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-combined-metadata-api/)
- [Department of Interior continuous API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-continuous-api/)

## Tags

National Parks, Recreation, Federal Lands, Campgrounds, Event

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