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Camping Australia MCP Server

au.com.trip-planner/camping-australia
answering

Camping Australia is answering right now. Last checked 8 min ago. It exposes 18 tools.

Search Australian campsites, caravan parks and free camps; weather, gear, road trips and booking.

Uptime history 41 hours of history · worst hour 75%
41 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
18
Tools
read from the server
631 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 8 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add camping-australia --transport http https://app.trip-planner.com.au/api/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "camping-australia": {
      "url": "https://app.trip-planner.com.au/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.camping-australia]
url = "https://app.trip-planner.com.au/api/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "camping-australia": {
      "url": "https://app.trip-planner.com.au/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "camping-australia": {
      "url": "https://app.trip-planner.com.au/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 18

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

cart
bk_cart_add
Add a product to the Bookeasy booking cart, OR answer a booking question. This is SERVER-DRIVEN and stateful: - First add: omit session_key to start a new cart; pass operator_id, product_id, check_in, check_out, adults/children, and quoted_price (the price from bk_operator_availability). - The response status is 'added' (item is in the cart) OR 'question_pending' — in which case it returns ONE question and a pending_token. Ask the user EXACTLY that one question, then call bk_cart_add again with the same session_key, the pending_token, and answer={field_id, value}. Repeat until status is 'added'. Always reuse the session_key returned by the previous cart call — never invent one.
bk_cart_checkout
Finalise the Bookeasy cart and get the SINGLE checkout URL the user uses to complete payment. TWO-STEP, human-in-the-loop: 1. Call WITHOUT confirm — this returns the booking summary + total price and NO payment link. Show the traveller the full summary (property, dates, guests, total) and ask them to confirm. 2. Only after they EXPLICITLY agree, call again with confirm=true to get the secure payment link. Never set confirm=true yourself without the traveller's clear yes. Payment happens on Bookeasy's page — never tell the user the booking is 'confirmed' from chat; it's pending until they pay. Only call once the cart is ready (no pending questions) and bk_cart_guest has set the lead guest. The checkout URL covers the whole cart.
bk_cart_guest
Attach the lead guest's contact details to the Bookeasy cart. Bookeasy requires a name and email to issue a booking. For a signed-in customer, any of first_name / surname / email you omit are prefilled from their account — so you can call this with just the session_key and confirm the prefilled details with them, or pass explicit values to override. Call once the cart has items and before bk_cart_checkout.
bk_cart_promo
Apply (or remove) a promo / discount code on the Bookeasy cart. Use when the user gives a promo code; call before bk_cart_checkout so the discounted total shows. Set remove=true to take a code off.
accommodation
get_accommodation_types
List all accommodation types offered by a specific entity (e.g. powered sites, unpowered sites, cabins, hotel rooms). Returns pricing, capacity, amenities, and vehicle access info.
campervan
get_campervan_booking_link
Get the DriveAway booking deep-link to complete a campervan / motorhome hire for a pickup city and dates. The user finishes the booking on DriveAway's site (we don't take payment). Use this to hand the user a 'book now' link once they've chosen dates — no search needed. Returns a single booking_url. Australia only.
campervans
search_campervans
Search live campervan / motorhome hire availability and pricing for a pickup city and travel dates (via DriveAway). Use this when the user wants to RENT a campervan, motorhome or RV (NOT the same as search_campsites, which finds places to camp). Returns matching vehicles with brand, name, category, sleeps/seats, 4WD, nightly and total AUD price, and a booking_url deep-link to complete the hire. Australia only. Each result already includes full vehicle details (so there is no separate 'resolve' step) and the booking link.
campsite
get_campsite_details
Get full details for a specific campsite or accommodation by its ID. Returns description, all features/amenities, address, photos, rating, accommodation types offered, and booking information.
campsites
search_campsites
Search for campsites, caravan parks, or accommodation by location, features, and other criteria. Use this when the user asks to find a place to stay, camp, or explore. Returns a list of matching entities with names, locations, ratings, features, and images. COVERAGE: Australia (default), the United States (federal, BLM, national-forest campgrounds + free camping), Canada, New Zealand, Argentina AND Chile (campgrounds + free camping). Set the 'country' parameter to 'US' for United States, 'CA' for Canada, 'NZ' for New Zealand, 'AR' for Argentina, 'CL' for Chile, 'AU' for Australia — results never mix countries. IMPORTANT — Feature filtering: When users mention specific requirements (pets, pools, toilets, etc.), you MUST pass the correct feature name(s) in the 'features' array. Only campsites that have ALL requested features will be returned. AVAILABLE FEATURE NAMES (use these exact strings): Amenities: Toilets, Showers, Hot Showers, Drinking Water, Power, WiFi Internet, Laundromat, Dump Point, Camp Kitchen Activities: Fishing Spot, Beach Fishing, Swimming, Walking, Boating, Boat Ramp, Bird Watching Accommodation: Caravans, Caravan Park, Tent Site, Campground, Cabins, Free Camping, Showground Facilities: BBQ, Fire Place, Shade, Picnic Tables, Children's Play Facility, Swimming Pool Rules: Pets Welcome, No Pets, Accessible, Camping Fee, Mobile Phone Coverage CRITICAL — Pet policy: - 'dog friendly' / 'pets allowed' / 'pet friendly' → use feature 'Pets Welcome' - NEVER recommend a campsite with 'No Pets' feature to someone wanting pets - If the user asks for pet-friendly, ALWAYS include 'Pets Welcome' in features array
content
bk_search_content
Search curated tourism content (attractions, things to do, local experiences, events) via Bookeasy. Use this for 'what's on / things to do near X' style questions — this is content we do NOT have in our own directory. NOT for campsite/accommodation booking (use the other bk_ tools for that).
features
get_features
Get the full list of available features/amenities that campsites can have. Use this to help users understand what filters are available or to clarify what a feature means.
nearest
find_nearest_toilets
Find the nearest PUBLIC TOILETS to a location (from the National Public Toilet Map). Use this for questions like 'where's the closest toilet to me', 'nearest public toilet', 'is there an RV dump point near here', or 'closest accessible toilet'. Returns toilets sorted by distance with name, address, distance, opening hours, facilities (wheelchair access, baby change, RV dump point, showers, drinking water, etc.) and a directions link. Provide the user's latitude/longitude. If the user says 'near me' and you already have their location from the conversation/context, pass it; otherwise ask for their location or a nearby place name.
operator
bk_operator_availability
Get LIVE products, pricing and availability for a Bookeasy operator for specific dates. Returns bookable products each with a product_id, price, max_guests and an available flag. Call this (using an operator_id from bk_search_operators) before bk_cart_add.
operators
bk_search_operators
Find LIVE-BOOKABLE accommodation operators near a location via the Bookeasy booking platform (real-time inventory). Use this when the user wants to actually BOOK and needs live availability/pricing — this is DIFFERENT from search_campsites (our own directory). Returns operator_id values that the other bk_ tools need. Prefer this when the user says things like 'book', 'reserve', 'is it available', or asks for real prices for specific dates.
products
search_products
Search for camping gear, outdoor products, and accessories available in the Camping Australia store. Use this when a user asks about gear, equipment, products, or what to buy/bring.
recommend
recommend_gear
Recommend relevant products and gear for a specific campsite based on its features and type. For example, a campsite with fishing will return fishing gear; a 4WD-access campsite will return recovery equipment. Use this when a user asks what to bring or buy for a particular campsite.
regions
get_regions
List available camping/accommodation regions, optionally filtered by state. Returns region names with entity counts. Use this when the user wants to browse by area or doesn't have a specific location.
weather
get_weather_forecast
Get a 14-day weather forecast for a campsite or location. Use this when the user asks about weather, temperature, rain, wind, or UV conditions at a campsite or destination. You can provide EITHER: - campsite_name: The name (or partial name) of a campsite to look up its GPS coordinates automatically, OR - latitude + longitude: Direct coordinates if already known Returns daily forecasts with max/min temperature, rain chance, precipitation amount, wind speed, UV index, and a weather description for each day.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://app.trip-planner.com.au/api/mcp streamable-http answering 629 ms 8 min ago

Camping Australia — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Camping Australia do?
It exposes 18 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: bk_cart_add, bk_cart_checkout, bk_cart_guest, bk_cart_promo, bk_operator_availability, bk_search_content and 12 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is Camping Australia working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 631 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Camping Australia?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Camping Australia need an API key?
No. Camping Australia completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 18 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Camping Australia?
It answers our handshake in 631 ms on average, which is faster than 15% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.