Outdoors MCP MCP server

A read-only MCP server providing access to US outdoor recreation data, including 148,000+ trails, 48,000+ campgrounds, and 10,000+ parks. It enables AI assistants to perform full-text searches, fetch detailed trail and park records, explore nearby amenities, check real-time weather and wildfire safety, and build trip itineraries without requiring authentication.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Outdoors

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search for trails, parks, and campgrounds by name or location
Fetch detailed trail metrics like elevation, difficulty, and GPS paths
Check real-time weather, air quality, and wildfire alerts
Build scored adventure itineraries near a specific coordinate

Tools advertised by the last live check:

adventure.candidates
adventure.outline
search
fetch
outdoors.ping
search.global
nearMe.search
trails.search
trails.get
safety.overview
weather.current
weather.alerts
aqi.current
fires.nearby
parks.search
parks.get
campsites.list
campsites.get
campgrounds.search
campgrounds.get

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http outdoors-mcp https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add outdoors-mcp --url https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable outdoors-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outdoors-mcp": {
      "url": "https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outdoors-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start outdoors-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "outdoors-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http outdoors-mcp https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outdoors-mcp": {
      "url": "https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outdoors-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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