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Recreation.gov

The Recreation Information Database (RIDB) provides data resources to citizens, offering a single point of access to information about recreational opportunities nationwide. The RIDB represents an authoritative source of information and services for millions of visitors to federal lands, historic sites, museums, and other attractions/resources.

Recreation.gov publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Activities API, Campsites API, Events API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Recreation, Federal, Camping, Outdoors, and Public Lands.

Recreation.gov’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 5 more developer resources.

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36.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
10 APIs
RecreationFederalCampingOutdoorsPublic Lands

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Composite quality — 36.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Recreation.gov Activities API

The Activities API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for activities.

Recreation.gov Campsites API

The Campsites API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for campsites.

Recreation.gov Events API

The Events API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for events.

Recreation.gov Facilities API

The Facilities API from Recreation.gov — 6 operation(s) for facilities.

Recreation.gov Links API

The Links API from Recreation.gov — 1 operation(s) for links.

Recreation.gov Media API

The Media API from Recreation.gov — 1 operation(s) for media.

Recreation.gov Organizations API

The Organizations API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for organizations.

Recreation.gov Permitentrances API

The Permitentrances API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for permitentrances.

Recreation.gov Recareas API

The Recareas API from Recreation.gov — 5 operation(s) for recareas.

Recreation.gov Tours API

The Tours API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for tours.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Recreation Gov Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Recreation Gov Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Recreation Gov Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Recreation Gov Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Recreation Gov Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Recreation Gov Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Recreation Gov Agentic Access

25 operations

25 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: recreation-gov
name: Recreation.gov
description: The Recreation Information Database (RIDB) provides data resources to citizens, offering a single point of access
  to information about recreational opportunities nationwide. The RIDB represents an authoritative source of information and
  services for millions of visitors to federal lands, historic sites, museums, and other attractions/resources.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/recreation-gov.png
tags:
- Recreation
- Federal
- Camping
- Outdoors
- Public Lands
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/recreation-gov/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-activities-api
  name: Recreation.gov Activities API
  description: The Activities API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for activities.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Activities
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-activities-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-campsites-api
  name: Recreation.gov Campsites API
  description: The Campsites API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for campsites.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Campsites
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-campsites-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-events-api
  name: Recreation.gov Events API
  description: The Events API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for events.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-facilities-api
  name: Recreation.gov Facilities API
  description: The Facilities API from Recreation.gov — 6 operation(s) for facilities.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Facilities
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-facilities-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-links-api
  name: Recreation.gov Links API
  description: The Links API from Recreation.gov — 1 operation(s) for links.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Links
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-links-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-media-api
  name: Recreation.gov Media API
  description: The Media API from Recreation.gov — 1 operation(s) for media.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-media-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-organizations-api
  name: Recreation.gov Organizations API
  description: The Organizations API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for organizations.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Organizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-permitentrances-api
  name: Recreation.gov Permitentrances API
  description: The Permitentrances API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for permitentrances.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Permitentrances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-permitentrances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-recareas-api
  name: Recreation.gov Recareas API
  description: The Recareas API from Recreation.gov — 5 operation(s) for recareas.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Recareas
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-recareas-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
- aid: recreation-gov:recreation-gov-tours-api
  name: Recreation.gov Tours API
  description: The Tours API from Recreation.gov — 2 operation(s) for tours.
  humanURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  baseURL: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  tags:
  - Tours
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recreation-gov-tours-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/profile
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/recreation-gov-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/recreation-gov-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/recreation-gov-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/recreation-gov-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.recreation.gov
- type: Documentation
  url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/docs
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://www.recreation.gov/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com