# Outdoors

> Comprehensive outdoor recreation platform covering hiking trails, parks, campgrounds, water bodies, climbing, and activity-first recreation guides across the United States. Live at theoutdoorsapp.com. AI agents can also query the data directly via the MCP server at https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp.

Outdoors provides detailed, structured data for outdoor recreation across all 50 U.S. states. The platform aggregates trail conditions, park amenities, campground availability, water body characteristics, climbing routes, and activity guides into a single searchable resource. All content is publicly accessible on the web at theoutdoorsapp.com, and every public detail page is server-rendered with schema.org JSON-LD.

Each trail listing includes distance in miles, elevation gain in feet, difficulty rating, trail type classification, estimated completion time, GPS path coordinates, user ratings, and the associated park and region. Trails are browsable by state, region, difficulty, length, activity, and type.

Parks include amenity listings, current alert notices, associated trails, and geographic coordinates. Campgrounds list individual site types, reservation links, and available facilities; per-night pricing is intentionally not republished — visit the managing agency's reservation page for current fees. Water bodies include surface area, fish species presence, stocking reports with dates and quantities, and access points. Hunting pages link to each state's issuing agency for regulations rather than republishing them.

The platform serves both web users and a mobile app (iOS and Android) through a REST API. Public-facing pages are rendered server-side for full crawlability.

## AI Integration

- [MCP server](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/mcp): Remote Model Context Protocol server (Streamable HTTP, no auth). Tools include `search`/`fetch` (ChatGPT connector contract), plus richer typed tools: `trails.search`, `trails.get`, `parks.search`, `campgrounds.search`, `campsites.list`, `nearMe.search`, `safety.overview` (weather/AQI/wildfire), and `adventure.outline`. All tools are read-only.
- [Connect an AI assistant](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/ai): Instructions for adding Outdoors to Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.

## Trails

- [Browse all trails](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/trails): Searchable index of hiking trails with filters for difficulty, length, elevation gain, trail type, activity, and region. Each trail page includes a topographic map with the GPS path, elevation profile, and nearby points of interest.
- [Adventures](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/adventures): Long-form adventure guides built around iconic routes.

## Parks

- [Browse all parks](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/parks): National parks, state parks, forests, and recreation areas. Each park page lists amenities, current alerts, contained trails, and campgrounds.
- [National parks](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/national-parks): Dedicated landing page for U.S. national parks.

## Campgrounds & Camping

- [Browse all campgrounds](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/campgrounds): Campgrounds with site counts, reservation links, and facility details including hookups, restrooms, and accessibility. Per-night pricing is not republished — visit the managing agency's reservation page for current fees.
- [Find camping](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/camping/find): Guided campsite finder with live recreation.gov availability.

## Recreation Activities

- [Recreation hub](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/recreation): Activity-first guides — hiking, climbing, mountain biking, fishing, OHV, and more — each with per-state breakdowns at `/recreation/{activity}/{state}`.
- [Climbing routes](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/climbing-routes): Named climbing routes with grade, type, and location.

## Water Bodies

- [Browse all water bodies](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/water-bodies): Lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and streams with fishing data. Includes fish species lists, recent stocking reports with species and quantity, and access point locations.

## Hunting

- [Hunting hub](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/hunting): Species profiles, state pages, and hunting units. Season dates, bag limits, and regulations are never republished — each state page links to the issuing agency.

## States & Maps

- [Browse by state](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/states): State-level landing pages aggregating all trails, parks, campgrounds, and water bodies within each state. Every state page links to its regions for more granular browsing.
- [Community maps](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/maps/explore): Public user-created maps with custom markers, areas, and routes.

## Journal

- [Journal](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/journal): Editorial long-form articles — trail guides, peak profiles, thru-hike series, and route deep-dives.

## Search

- [Search](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/search): Full-text search across trails, parks, campgrounds, and water bodies. Supports filtering by entity type, state, and attributes.

## Data Feeds

- [Sitemap](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap index covering all public pages.
- [robots.txt](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/robots.txt): Crawler directives with AI bot allowances.
- Atom feeds: `/feeds/trails`, `/feeds/parks`, `/feeds/campgrounds`, `/feeds/journal`.

## About

- [About](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/about): Background on Outdoors and its mission.
- [Contact](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/contact): Contact information and support.
- [Privacy Policy](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/privacy-policy): Data handling and privacy practices.
- [Terms of Service](https://theoutdoorsapp.com/terms-of-service): Usage terms and conditions.