• AGENCY
  • LOCATION
  • DETAILS
  • HUMAN

How to research federal land management with your AI

Connect your AI to the Recreation.gov database to pull real-time data on land managers and public recreation sites.

Ask AI about this page

Short answer

How can I find which agency manages a specific piece of land?

You can ask your AI to list all available organizations or look up a specific recreation area to see its managing agency. This gives you a direct line to the official data used by Recreation.gov.

Research outcomes

What you'll find

Your AI turns database queries into organized land management data.

AGENCY

Identify land managers

The AI pulls a list of federal organizations to show you exactly who oversees specific territories.

LOCATION

Find recreation areas

Get specific details on public lands and the activities allowed within their boundaries.

DETAILS

Get site specifics

Access granular information about individual recreation sites and their management structures.

HUMAN

Plan your trip

The AI provides the data, but you decide which sites fit your itinerary and travel needs.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your natural language questions and the Recreation.gov database.

  1. List organizations

    The AI scans the database to find all federal agencies and organizations involved in land management.

    list_organizations

  2. Fetch agency data

    Once you pick a manager, the AI pulls their specific profile and contact details.

    get_organization

  3. Locate recreation sites

    The AI searches for specific parks, forests, or recreation areas based on your criteria.

    get_recarea

  4. Synthesize findings

    The AI combines agency info and site data to answer complex questions about land oversight.

    get_recareaget_organization

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin your research.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text for the specific agency or park you are looking for.

Recreation.gov (RIDB) Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_rHxROOiqEooq7g22bs58a61vpzDKF787m9BYjwzm/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Recreation.gov (RIDB) capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recreationgov-ridb-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_rHxROOiqEooq7g22bs58a61vpzDKF787m9BYjwzm/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all the federal organizations in the database.

  • Which agency manages the Yosemite National Park area?

  • Give me a list of all recreation areas managed by the Forest Service.

  • Find the details for the Grand Canyon recreation area.

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Connect Recreation.gov (RIDB) once, then ask.

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Connect Recreation.gov (RIDB) to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI book a campsite for me?

    No. The AI can only retrieve information about organizations and recreation areas.

  • 02

    Can I change the management status of a park through the AI?

    No. The AI has read-only access to the database and cannot modify any federal records.

  • 03

    Does the AI know about local state parks?

    No. This MCP only accesses data from the Recreation.gov federal database.

  • 04

    Can the AI tell me if a site is currently open?

    The AI can provide the data it finds in the recreation area profiles, but it cannot check real-time weather or sudden closures.

  • 05

    How does the AI find specific agencies?

    It uses the list_organizations tool to pull the full directory of managers.

  • More questions about Recreation.gov (RIDB)? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Recreation.gov (RIDB) Connector can do

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