Pull active NPS alerts (closures, hazards, road/campground conditions) for a park via the NPS Alerts endpoint to flag disruptions to camping plans.

domain: developer.nps.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Obtain an NPS API key
  2. Call GET https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/alerts?parkCode=acad,dena using comma-separated park codes
  3. Filter the returned alert 'category' field for closures or hazards relevant to camping/RV access
  4. Poll on a schedule matching the API's roughly 2-hour refresh cadence
  5. Surface relevant alerts alongside that park's campground listings

Known gotchas

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