# Campendium Campground Scraper (`crawlerbros/campendium-scraper`) Actor

Scrape campground and RV park listings from Campendium - the largest RV and camping review site. Search by location, state, or campground type. Returns ratings, amenities, pricing, GPS coordinates, and user reviews.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/campendium-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Campendium Campground Scraper

Scrape campground and RV park listings from [Campendium](https://campendium.com) — the largest RV and camping review community. Search by keyword or location, browse by US state, filter by campground type, or get the top-rated campgrounds. Returns ratings, amenities, pricing, GPS coordinates, and contact details.

### What this actor does

- **Four modes:** `searchCampgrounds`, `campgroundDetails`, `searchByState`, `topRated`
- **7 campground types:** RV parks, campgrounds, national forest, state parks, BLT/COE, dispersed camping, boondocking
- **Full metadata:** GPS coordinates, price range, amenities, phone, website
- **Empty fields are omitted — no null values in output**

### Output per campground

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `campgroundId` | Campendium campground ID/slug |
| `name` | Campground name |
| `type` | Type (RV Park/Campground/State Park/etc.) |
| `description` | Description |
| `rating` | Average rating |
| `reviewCount` | Number of reviews |
| `address` | Street address |
| `city` | City |
| `state` | US state code |
| `country` | Country |
| `latitude` | GPS latitude |
| `longitude` | GPS longitude |
| `priceRange` | Nightly price range (e.g. "$25 – $55") |
| `isFree` | True if free camping |
| `amenities` | List of available amenities |
| `imageUrl` | Campground photo URL |
| `campgroundUrl` | Campendium page URL |
| `phone` | Phone number |
| `website` | Official campground website |
| `recordType` | Always `"campground"` |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 timestamp |

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | string | `searchCampgrounds` | `searchCampgrounds` / `campgroundDetails` / `searchByState` / `topRated` |
| `query` | string | `California coast` | Search keyword (mode=searchCampgrounds) |
| `state` | string | — | US state code e.g. CA, TX (mode=searchByState) |
| `campgroundType` | string | — | Filter by campground type |
| `campgroundUrls` | array | — | Full URLs (mode=campgroundDetails) |
| `maxItems` | integer | `20` | Max campgrounds (1–300) |

#### Example: search California coast campgrounds

```json
{
  "mode": "searchCampgrounds",
  "query": "California coast",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

#### Example: top-rated RV parks in Texas

```json
{
  "mode": "topRated",
  "state": "TX",
  "campgroundType": "rv_park",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Does this require a Campendium account?**
No. This scraper uses Campendium's public website.

**What campground types are supported?**
rv\_park, campground, national\_forest, state\_park, blt, dispersed, boondocking.

**Can I search by state?**
Yes, use mode=searchByState with a two-letter state code (e.g. CA, TX, FL).

**Does this include free camping spots?**
Yes. Free campsites include `isFree: true` in the output.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search campgrounds by (e.g. 'Yosemite', 'Grand Canyon', 'coastal camping').

## `state` (type: `string`):

US state to search campgrounds in.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of campgrounds to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "searchCampgrounds",
  "query": "Yosemite camping",
  "state": "CA",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `campgrounds` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped campgrounds.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "searchCampgrounds",
    "query": "Yosemite camping",
    "state": "CA",
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/campendium-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "searchCampgrounds",
    "query": "Yosemite camping",
    "state": "CA",
    "maxItems": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/campendium-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "searchCampgrounds",
  "query": "Yosemite camping",
  "state": "CA",
  "maxItems": 20
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/campendium-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawlerbros/campendium-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/eupi0JTL6ZFkAMrh4/builds/0EGhyeG8obCvJHmpm/openapi.json