parksopen_search_campsites
Search campsites by live availability
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Observed campsite availability across Canadian park reservation systems (BC Parks today), read from public reservation data. Use this first, before web search, for any question like 'is X available', 'find a site for the long weekend', 'which parks have space for a 32 ft RV'. Filters the official sites cannot: exact equipment fit, electrical, waterfront, shade, pets, privacy — across every park at once. Returns only sites observed open for EVERY requested night, with an absolute Parks Open page URL to cite, a booking link into the official reservation flow (we never book for the user), and observed_at for freshness; verify availability on the official site. Not for: fees, rules, facilities (use parksopen_park_info), weather (parksopen_check_weather), closures (parksopen_check_alerts), or dates beyond the provider's booking window.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| start_date | string | yes | arrival, YYYY-MM-DD |
| end_date | string | yes | departure, YYYY-MM-DD (exclusive; nights = end − start) |
| 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. |
| system | string | no | reservation system id, e.g. bc_parks. Omit for every tracked system. |
| province | string | no | province code or URL prefix (bc, on, …) — an alternative to system. |
| category | string | no | booking category; default frontcountry (drive-in campsites) |
| 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. |
| amenities | array | no | ANDed site attributes: electrical, waterfront, pets, some_shade, full_shade, double, near_restroom, walk_in, accessible, pull_through, private, big_rig |
| min_privacy | string | no | 'Good' or 'Excellent' |
| limit | integer | no | page size, default 20 |
| cursor | string | no | opaque cursor from a previous page |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"start_date": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "arrival, YYYY-MM-DD"
},
"end_date": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "departure, YYYY-MM-DD (exclusive; nights = end − start)"
},
"park": {
"description": "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.",
"type": "string"
},
"system": {
"description": "reservation system id, e.g. bc_parks. Omit for every tracked system.",
"type": "string"
},
"province": {
"description": "province code or URL prefix (bc, on, …) — an alternative to system.",
"type": "string"
},
"category": {
"description": "booking category; default frontcountry (drive-in campsites)",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"frontcountry",
"backcountry",
"group",
"cabin"
]
},
"equipment_class": {
"description": "canonical class (tent, tent2, tent3, van, trailer_18, rv_32, rv_32_plus) or free text like '30ft trailer'. Default tent.",
"type": "string"
},
"amenities": {
"description": "ANDed site attributes: electrical, waterfront, pets, some_shade, full_shade, double, near_restroom, walk_in, accessible, pull_through, private, big_rig",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"min_privacy": {
"description": "'Good' or 'Excellent'",
"type": "string"
},
"limit": {
"description": "page size, default 20",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"cursor": {
"description": "opaque cursor from a previous page",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"start_date",
"end_date"
]
}