random-us-national-park-image MCP Server

Fetches a random image and details of a United States national park using the National Park Service's public API. Great for discovering beautiful parks and planning adventures via Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible client.

Features

• Returns a random US national park's name, description, a beautiful image URL, and park website link
• Uses up-to-date open data from NPS (no authentication required)

Installation

Using npm

npm install -g @dennisk2025/random-us-national-park-image

Or run directly with npx:

npx @dennisk2025/random-us-national-park-image

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file at:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Example claude_desktop_config.json section:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parkimage": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/random-us-national-park-image"]
    }
  }
}

Usage Example

After adding to Claude Desktop, tell Claude:

Call tool get_random_national_park_image from server parkimage with empty parameters: {}

Example Tool Call

Tool name: get_random_national_park_image Parameters: None (just {})

Example response:

{
  "name": "Yosemite National Park",
  "description": "Not just a great valley...",
  "imageUrl": "https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7D5707-1DD8-B71B-0B23EABF661A5A76.jpg",
  "imageAltText": "Half Dome reflecting in Mirror Lake in Yosemite National Park",
  "imageTitle": "Half Dome in Spring",
  "parkUrl": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm"
}

Available Tools

get_random_national_park_image

• Description: Returns a random US national park's name, description, primary image URL, and park website link.
• Parameters: None

Example call (empty parameters):

{
  "name": "get_random_national_park_image",
  "arguments": {}
}

Troubleshooting

• If no result is returned, please check your internet connection.
• No API key is required. Public data is fetched directly from the National Park Service.