# NPS Park Finder (`scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nps-park-finder`) Actor Find U.S. National Park Service sites by state or full-text search. Filter by designation. Uses the public NPS Data API — no API key required. Returns park name, location, description, activities, fees, and hours. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrupulous\_waterbird\_m4w/nps-park-finder.md - **Developed by:** [Mori](https://apify.com/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w) (community) - **Categories:** Travel, Other, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## NPS Park Finder Find U.S. National Park Service sites by state, designation, or free-text search. Each record carries the park name, location, description, activities, entrance fees, operating hours, and primary image. Built on the public [NPS Data API](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm) — no API key required. ### What it does - Queries the live parks feed (`/api/v1/parks`) from `developer.nps.gov`. - Filters: US state(s), NPS designation(s), and a free-text `q` query against park name + description. - Each record is enriched with activities, topics, primary image, primary entrance fee, and standard operating hours. - One unified JSON record per park with a stable schema. ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `stateFilter` | string (CSV of 2-letter codes) | empty | e.g. `CA,AZ,UT`. Empty = all 50 states + DC + territories. | | `designationFilter` | string (CSV) | empty | e.g. `National Park,National Monument`. Empty = all designations. | | `searchQuery` | string | empty | Free-text query against park name + description (e.g. `glacier`, `cave`, `volcano`). | | `maxRecords` | integer | 50 | Cap on parks returned. Min 1, max 5000. | | `includeImages` | boolean | true | Carry the primary image URL/title/caption per record. | | `includeFees` | boolean | true | Carry entrance fee + pass info per record. | | `includeHours` | boolean | true | Carry operating hours + exceptions per record. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | `useApifyProxy: false` | Proxy settings. Free-tier runs usually don't need a proxy against developer.nps.gov. | ### Output One record per park: ```json { "parkCode": "yose", "fullName": "Yosemite National Park", "name": "Yosemite", "designation": "National Park", "states": "CA", "url": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm", "description": "Not just a great valley, but a shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life, and the tranquility of the High Sierra.", "latitude": 37.84883288, "longitude": -119.5571873, "latLong": "lat:37.84883288, long:-119.5571873", "directionsInfo": "Yosemite is in the central Sierra Nevada of California...", "directionsUrl": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/directions.htm", "weatherInfo": "Yosemite National Park covers nearly 1,200 square miles...", "address": "9035 Village Drive, Yosemite National Park, CA, 95389", "city": "Yosemite National Park", "stateCode": "CA", "postalCode": "95389", "phoneNumbers": "209-372-0200", "emailAddresses": "", "activities": "Hiking; Backpacking; Rock Climbing; Wildlife Watching; ... (30+ total)", "topics": "Geology; Glaciers; Wildlife; Forests; ... (30+ total)", "relevanceScore": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/grid_builder/yosemite/crop1_1280x.jpg", "imageTitle": "Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View", "imageCaption": "Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View at sunset", "imageCount": 12, "entranceFeeUsd": 35, "entranceFeeTitle": "Yosemite Entrance Fee", "entranceFeeDescription": "Valid for 7 days. Admits private, non-commercial vehicle...", "entrancePasses": "Annual Pass; Interagency Annual Pass; Senior Pass; Access Pass; Military Annual Pass", "operatingHoursDescription": "Yosemite National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year...", "operatingHoursStandard": "Sunday: All Day; Monday: All Day; Tuesday: All Day; Wednesday: All Day; Thursday: All Day; Friday: All Day; Saturday: All Day", "operatingHoursExceptions": "", "scrapedAt": "2026-07-15T17:30:00.000Z" } ```` ### Pricing Free tier: 1000 NPS API requests/hour (DEMO\_KEY). A 50-record run makes 1 request (single page). A 5000-record run paginates over 100 requests, well under the limit. ### Limitations - DEMO\_KEY rate limit is 1000 requests/hour. High-volume users should register a free personal API key at `nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm` and pass it via the `NPS_API_KEY` environment variable on the run. - The parks index is updated nightly by NPS, not in real time. - This actor returns parks only — for current alerts / closures, use the companion `nps-park-alerts` actor. ### Related actors in this catalog - `nps-park-alerts` — current alerts, closures, and conditions for parks. - `museum-artworks` — public art-collection aggregator (Cleveland / Met / AIC / Wikidata). - `open-library-books` — public-domain book metadata. ### Changelog - 0.1.0 — initial release. # Actor input Schema ## `stateFilter` (type: `string`): Optional. Comma-separated list of 2-letter US state codes (e.g. 'CA,AZ,UT'). Empty = all 50 states + DC + territories. ## `designationFilter` (type: `string`): Optional. Restrict to one or more NPS designations (e.g. 'National Park', 'National Monument', 'National Seashore', 'National Historic Site'). Empty = all designations. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Optional. Free-text query against park name + description. Useful for 'glacier', 'volcano', 'cave', etc. ## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`): Cap on total parks returned. Default 50, max 5000. ## `includeImages` (type: `boolean`): When true, each record carries the primary image URL, title, and caption (default true). ## `includeFees` (type: `boolean`): When true, each record carries entrance fee info and pass types (default true). ## `includeHours` (type: `boolean`): When true, each record carries standard operating hours and exceptions (default true). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Free-tier apify runs usually don't need a proxy against developer.nps.gov. ## Actor input object example ```json { "stateFilter": "", "designationFilter": "", "searchQuery": "", "maxRecords": 50, "includeImages": true, "includeFees": true, "includeHours": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `parkCode` (type: `string`): No description ## `fullName` (type: `string`): No description ## `name` (type: `string`): No description ## `designation` (type: `string`): No description ## `states` (type: `string`): No description ## `url` (type: `string`): No description ## `description` (type: `string`): No description ## `latitude` (type: `string`): No description ## `longitude` (type: `string`): No description ## `latLong` (type: `string`): No description ## `directionsInfo` (type: `string`): No description ## `directionsUrl` (type: `string`): No description ## `weatherInfo` (type: `string`): No description ## `address` (type: `string`): No description ## `city` (type: `string`): No description ## `stateCode` (type: `string`): No description ## `postalCode` (type: `string`): No description ## `phoneNumbers` (type: `string`): No description ## `emailAddresses` (type: `string`): No description ## `activities` (type: `string`): No description ## `topics` (type: `string`): No description ## `relevanceScore` (type: `string`): No description ## `imageUrl` (type: `string`): No description ## `imageTitle` (type: `string`): No description ## `imageCaption` (type: `string`): No description ## `imageCount` (type: `string`): No description ## `entranceFeeUsd` (type: `string`): No description ## `entranceFeeTitle` (type: `string`): No description ## `entranceFeeDescription` (type: `string`): No description ## `entrancePasses` (type: `string`): No description ## `operatingHoursDescription` (type: `string`): No description ## `operatingHoursStandard` (type: `string`): No description ## `operatingHoursExceptions` (type: `string`): No description ## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nps-park-finder").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nps-park-finder").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nps-park-finder --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nps-park-finder", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "NPS Park Finder", "description": "Find U.S. National Park Service sites by state or full-text search. Filter by designation. Uses the public NPS Data API — no API key required. Returns park name, location, description, activities, fees, and hours.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "VxN88ZQxMKbqtJ2CQ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w~nps-park-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrupulous_waterbird_m4w-nps-park-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w~nps-park-finder/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrupulous_waterbird_m4w-nps-park-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w~nps-park-finder/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrupulous_waterbird_m4w-nps-park-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "stateFilter": { "title": "State filter (comma-separated 2-letter codes)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Comma-separated list of 2-letter US state codes (e.g. 'CA,AZ,UT'). Empty = all 50 states + DC + territories.", "default": "" }, "designationFilter": { "title": "Designation filter (comma-separated)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Restrict to one or more NPS designations (e.g. 'National Park', 'National Monument', 'National Seashore', 'National Historic Site'). Empty = all designations.", "default": "" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Full-text search", "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Free-text query against park name + description. Useful for 'glacier', 'volcano', 'cave', etc.", "default": "" }, "maxRecords": { "title": "Max records", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on total parks returned. Default 50, max 5000.", "default": 50 }, "includeImages": { "title": "Include image fields", "type": "boolean", "description": "When true, each record carries the primary image URL, title, and caption (default true).", "default": true }, "includeFees": { "title": "Include fee fields", "type": "boolean", "description": "When true, each record carries entrance fee info and pass types (default true).", "default": true }, "includeHours": { "title": "Include operating hours", "type": "boolean", "description": "When true, each record carries standard operating hours and exceptions (default true).", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Free-tier apify runs usually don't need a proxy against developer.nps.gov.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```