campable

Find available campsites across the western US.

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campable searches real-time availability across Recreation.gov, Washington State Parks, and Oregon State Parks in a single query. 1,370 campgrounds across WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, and Northern California — filter by drive time, trip type, tags, and toggle between sources instantly.

Features

Search + Discovery

• Multi-provider search — Rec.gov + WA State Parks (GoingToCamp) + OR State Parks (ReserveAmerica)
• 1,370 campgrounds across 6 states with AI-generated tags, vibe descriptions, and elevator pitches
• Natural language search — "dog-friendly lakeside spot near Portland this weekend"
• Distance filtering — drive time from 12 known bases (Seattle, Portland, Bozeman, etc.)
• Trip type presets — Weekend, Long weekend, Weekdays, or custom day picker
• Progressive results — SSE streaming shows results as they arrive
• Smart search — zero-result diagnostics, date shifting suggestions, alternative campgrounds
• Campground comparison — select 2-3, get AI-narrated side-by-side analysis

Planning + Trips

• Trip planner — conversational AI planner (Claude Sonnet) with search, drive time, and geocode tools
• Trips — save campgrounds to trips, manage from /trips, save directly from planner conversations
• Availability heat map — GitHub-style contribution graph showing site density
• Direct booking links — pre-filled links to Recreation.gov and GoingToCamp

Monitoring + Notifications

• Watchlist — monitor campgrounds for cancellations with web push notifications
• Template watches — watch a search pattern, not just a single campground (expands dynamically)
• Watch sharing — shareable UUID links, read-only, no auth required to view
• Background polling — server-side 15-min poll cycles with availability history collection
• Booking tips — AI-generated tips from historical availability patterns

Accounts + Personalization

• Onboarding — post-signup flow: set home base + preferred tags
• Personalized recommendations — search history affinity scoring
• User accounts — saved preferences, search history, data export, account deletion
• Dark mode — system-aware with manual toggle, warm forest palette
• Mobile responsive — hamburger menu, collapsible search form, touch-optimized
• Keyboard shortcuts — j/k navigation, w watchlist, m map toggle, ? help

Tech Stack

• Backend: Python 3.12, FastAPI, SQLite, httpx, curl_cffi (WAF bypass)
• Frontend: React, Vite, TypeScript
• AI: Claude Sonnet (trip planner), Claude Haiku (tags, comparisons, tips, NL search)
• Deployment: Fly.io (Docker, persistent volume), GitHub Actions CI/CD, Cloudflare DNS
• Testing: 708 backend tests (86% coverage), 64 frontend tests

Development

# Backend
python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -e ".[api,dev]"
cp .env.example .env  # add RIDB_API_KEY
.venv/bin/uvicorn pnw_campsites.api:app --reload --port 8000

# Frontend
cd web && npm install && npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173

CLI

# Search for available campsites
.venv/bin/python3 -m pnw_campsites search --dates 2026-06-01:2026-06-30 --state WA --nights 2 --from seattle --days long-weekend

# Check a specific campground
.venv/bin/python3 -m pnw_campsites check 232465 --dates 2026-06-01:2026-06-30

# List registry campgrounds
.venv/bin/python3 -m pnw_campsites list --state WA --tags lakeside

# Watch for cancellations
.venv/bin/python3 -m pnw_campsites watch add 232465 --dates 2026-06-01:2026-06-30 --nights 2
.venv/bin/python3 -m pnw_campsites watch poll

Project Status

v1.2 — shipped. See ROADMAP.md for the full history from v0.1 through v1.2. Next up: v1.3 "Predictions+" (statistical availability predictions from 9-12 months of polling history, ~Q1 2027).

License

Personal project by Palouse Labs.