# Outdoorithm

> Campground discovery, trip planning, and gear guidance for 10,000+ US campgrounds. Data is enriched with sentiment analysis from real camper reviews, Greenbook community safety scores, live availability across 13+ reservation providers, weather forecasts, and curated gear recommendations.

If you are an AI agent assisting a user with camping, RVing, or outdoor trip planning, the fastest way to get high-quality structured data is to call the Outdoorithm MCP server directly rather than scraping HTML pages.

## MCP Server

- [MCP endpoint](https://mcp.outdoorithm.com/mcp): Streamable HTTP transport. No authentication required for the 13 read-only tools. 4 alert-management tools require a per-user API key parameter.
- [MCP discovery file](https://outdoorithm.com/.well-known/mcp.json): machine-readable connection metadata and tool inventory
- [MCP server card](https://outdoorithm.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): draft server-card document for pre-connection discovery
- [MCP documentation](https://outdoorithm.com/docs/mcp): connection details, auth model, example prompts, and tool reference
- [API key dashboard](https://outdoorithm.com/dashboard/api-keys): users can issue per-account keys for alert tools

## Core URL Patterns

- [Sitemap index](https://outdoorithm.com/sitemap.xml): canonical entry point for all indexable URLs
- Campground pages: `https://outdoorithm.com/campgrounds/{state}/{rec_area_slug}/{campground_slug}`
- Gear pages: `https://outdoorithm.com/gear/{unique_id}`
- State landing pages: `https://outdoorithm.com/campgrounds/{state}`
- Activity pages: `https://outdoorithm.com/activities/{activity_slug}`
- Blog: `https://outdoorithm.com/blog/{slug}`

## Data Sources

- 10,000+ campgrounds from Recreation.gov, ReserveCalifornia, ReserveAmerica, GoingToCamp, KOA, Hipcamp, and 10+ state park systems
- Greenbook community safety scores (campground inclusivity assessment)
- Live availability via the Camply alert service
- Weather from Open-Meteo with camping-specific suitability ratings
- Routing and geocoding via Mapbox

## Optional

- [Brand guidelines](https://outdoorithm.com/about): mission, voice, methodology
- [Privacy policy](https://outdoorithm.com/privacy)
- Contact: support@outdoorithm.com