PermitSnag

Turn off one alert in the person's own linked PermitSnag account, by the alert id list_my_alerts gives. PermitSnag stops checking it and sends no more openings for it; it can be turned back on from the website. It never cancels a booking, a permit application or a paid plan. Turning off an alert that is already off changes nothing.

Shows what PermitSnag has recorded for one backcountry permit or one campground (US, Canada, New Zealand or Australia) over a range of up to 62 days. Answers come from PermitSnag's own stored checks of the booking site, not a live look, and nothing is booked. Each date has one state: observed_opening (an opening seen recently, with when it was last seen), observed_no_match (a recent check that saw no opening, with its time), stale (the newest check is older than staleAfterHours, with its time), unknown (no usable check of that date), unreleased (not on sale yet, by the agency's release rule or the booking site), off_season (outside the agency's published season), closed (closed by the agency) or unsupported (PermitSnag does not check this place). Neither stale nor unknown means sold out. Permit dates are shown as they stood 15 minutes ago. For a permit split into zones or entry points, our checks may cover only some of them, so a date with no opening seen comes back as unknown, never as observed_no_match.

Set up an opening alert in the person's own linked PermitSnag account, for ONE permit (give permit, startDate, endDate, partySize) or ONE campground (give campground, checkInStart, checkInEnd, nights, and optionally sitesNeeded). PermitSnag then sends the person an alert when a matching opening appears. Use the permit or campground id from search_permits or search_campgrounds. Starting areas, night-by-night plans and groups of trailheads are set up on the website instead. The same request sent twice sets up one alert. It never books, pays or enters a lottery. When the account needs a purchase for this alert, the answer may hold the alert and give payment links for the person to open and pay on a checkout page; the alert then turns on by itself once paid. Nothing is ever charged from this tool.

Returns the link to the official booking page for one backcountry permit or one campground in the US, Canada, New Zealand or Australia. For some permits the link also carries the first date and the number of people you give, but the booking site may not use them, so the person checks or picks the dates and group size on that page. For a campground, the person picks or checks the dates on the booking page. For some places it returns the agency's own page or the PermitSnag page instead of a booking page. It only returns a link and a sentence about it; it does not book, pay or enter a lottery.

Get the details of one campground in the US, Canada, New Zealand or Australia: its booking system, how far ahead sites go on sale, site count and types, stay limits, season and closures. Use it after search_campgrounds, or when the person names a specific campground. Says whether PermitSnag can send an alert when a site opens, and whether our checks count individual sites or only the campground as a whole. To set one up in the person's own PermitSnag account, use create_alert (it asks the person to sign in to PermitSnag).

Get the rules for one US backcountry or wilderness permit: how it is issued (reservation, lottery or in person), its season, lottery and release dates, closures, group size limit, and the official agency page. Use it after search_permits, or when the person names a specific permit. Every date comes from an agency source; a date we cannot source is left out. Says whether PermitSnag can send an alert when the permit opens. To set one up in the person's own PermitSnag account, use create_alert (it asks the person to sign in to PermitSnag).

List the alerts turned on in the person's own linked PermitSnag account: each permit or campground, its dates, how often PermitSnag checks it and when it was last checked, plus the alert id that cancel_alert needs. Also lists alerts saved by create_alert that are waiting for a payment, with their payment links. Read only.

Find campgrounds in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia by name, area, state or province, across Recreation.gov, state and provincial park and national park booking systems. Use this when someone wants a place to camp or asks about a specific campground. Returns up to 10 campgrounds with their PermitSnag page, their booking system, and whether PermitSnag can send an alert when a site opens. It does not check dates; use check_availability for that. An opening alert is set up with create_alert.

Find backcountry and wilderness permits in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia by name, park, trail or area, for hikes, Great Walks, climbs, river and canoe trips and overnight trips in national, state and provincial parks. Use this when someone asks how to get a permit or which permit a trip needs. Returns up to 10 permits with their PermitSnag page and whether PermitSnag scans them for cancellation openings. It does not check dates; use check_availability for that, and get_permit_details for the rules of one permit. An opening alert is set up with create_alert.