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 API contracts indexed 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.

The Recreation.gov catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Recreation.gov’s developer surface includes engineering blog, authentication, documentation, and 8 more developer resources.

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29.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 23/100 agent aware Front door AI 1/6 silent saas Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract

Recreation Federal Camping Outdoors Public Lands

Kin Score

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Composite quality — 29.1/100 · thin

Contract Quality 9.4 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 2.4 / 17

Access Clarity 2.9 / 17

Operational Transparency 1.8 / 11

Contract Governance 1.4 / 10

Discoverability 6.2 / 9

Regulatory Posture 2.6 / 15

Agent readiness — 23/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 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 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship Ask about this →
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Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented) Ask about this →

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Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
US Federal API Programs (api.data.gov, Login.gov, GSA MAS, FedRAMP)	long-tail	2.5 (thin)	-	-

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Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

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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 11

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

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Campsites API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Events API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Facilities API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Links API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Media API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Organizations API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Permitentrances API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Recareas API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Tours API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Recreation.gov API pricing

Not yet checked against Recreation.gov's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-04; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Free freemium	Free
Professional paid	Free
Enterprise enterprise	—

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Recreation.gov's documentation. All 5 limits →

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

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

Recreation.gov API Rules

47 rules · 45 error-severity 1 warn-severity 1 info-severity

SPECTRAL

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 (API Evangelist recommendations) 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

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

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
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
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: '2026-10-06'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/recreation-gov/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
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:
  - Event
  tags_raw:
  - 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:
  - Organization
  tags_raw:
  - 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: Plans
  url: plans/recreation-gov-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/recreation-gov-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/recreation-gov-finops.yml
- url: https://www.recreation.gov/articles
  type: Blog
- 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

Recreation.gov API — frequently asked questions

Does Recreation.gov have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 10 APIs from Recreation.gov, including Recreation.gov Activities API, Recreation.gov Campsites API and Recreation.gov Events API, and 7 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Recreation.gov API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 10 OpenAPI specifications for Recreation.gov, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Recreation.gov API?

Recreation.gov uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Recreation.gov Authentication.

How much does the Recreation.gov API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Recreation.gov, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Recreation.gov API ready for AI agents?

Recreation.gov has a Kin Score of 29.1 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 22.7 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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