# RV LIFE Campground Scraper (`lulzasaur/rvlife-scraper`) Actor

Scrape 30K+ campgrounds & RV parks from RV LIFE Campground Reviews. Get name, location, ratings, price, sites count, elevation, amenities, photos and badges for any US/Canada/Mexico location.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/rvlife-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 6 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## RV LIFE Campground Scraper

Scrape campground and RV park data from [RV LIFE Campground Reviews](https://campgrounds.rvlife.com/) — the trusted source with 30,000+ campgrounds across the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

### What data can you get?

For each campground, the scraper extracts:

- **Basic info**: Name, ID, type (commercial, public, etc.)
- **Location**: City, state/region, latitude, longitude, elevation
- **Ratings**: Star rating, average rating (1-10 scale), review count
- **Pricing**: Price per night, number of sites
- **Photos**: Multiple resolutions (50px to 1100px)
- **Amenities**: 55+ attributes including hookups, WiFi, pool, pet-friendly, boat ramp, showers, and more
- **Badges**: Special designations like "Members Only", "Thousand Trails", "Elks", etc.
- **Status**: COVID operating status, featured flag

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | string\[] | `["37.7749,-122.4194"]` | Locations to search. Use `"lat,lon"` coordinates or place names like `"Yellowstone National Park"` or `"Denver, CO"`. Place names are automatically geocoded. |
| `maxListings` | integer | `100` | Maximum campgrounds per search query. Results are sorted by distance from search location. |
| `scrapeRatings` | boolean | `false` | Fetch individual user rating distributions for each park. Slower but adds `ratingDistribution` breakdown. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | — | Optional proxy settings. |

#### Example inputs

**Search by place name:**

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["Yellowstone National Park", "Grand Canyon"],
    "maxListings": 50
}
```

**Search by coordinates with ratings:**

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["44.4280,-110.5885"],
    "maxListings": 200,
    "scrapeRatings": true
}
```

**Large area scan:**

```json
{
    "searchQueries": [
        "40.7128,-74.0060",
        "34.0522,-118.2437",
        "41.8781,-87.6298",
        "29.7604,-95.3698",
        "33.4484,-112.0740"
    ],
    "maxListings": 500
}
```

### Output

Each result is a JSON object with these fields:

```json
{
    "id": 464,
    "name": "Candlestick RV Park",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "region": "California",
    "regionAbbr": "CA",
    "latitude": 37.71569,
    "longitude": -122.38355,
    "starRating": 1.5,
    "ratingAvg": 3.36,
    "ratingCount": 50,
    "featured": false,
    "type": "commercial",
    "sitesCount": 165,
    "pricePerNight": 82,
    "elevation": 16,
    "covidStatus": "CovidOpen",
    "photos": [
        "https://cgr-photos.rvlife.com/photo18934_1100.jpg?v=...",
        "https://cgr-photos.rvlife.com/photo18934_700.jpg?v=..."
    ],
    "amenities": {
        "bigRigs": false,
        "waterfront": false,
        "fishing": true,
        "swimming": true,
        "petsAllowed": true,
        "fullHookups": true,
        "wifi": false,
        "pool": false
    },
    "badges": [],
    "url": "https://campgrounds.rvlife.com/regions/california/san-francisco/candlestick-rv-park-464",
    "searchQuery": "37.7749,-122.4194",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

When `scrapeRatings` is enabled, each result also includes:

```json
{
    "ratingDistribution": { "1": 4, "2": 1, "3": 2, "4": 1, "5": 2 }
}
```

### Amenities decoded

The scraper decodes 55+ amenity attributes into human-readable fields:

**Hookups & Utilities**: Full hookups, 30/50 amp, water, sewer, electric, dump station, WiFi, cable TV, propane
**Recreation**: Pool, hot tub, fishing, swimming, hiking, biking, golf, tennis, playground, mini golf, water slides
**Facilities**: Showers, restrooms, laundry, store, restaurant, clubhouse, fitness center, game room
**Sites**: Big rigs, pull-through sites, tent sites, cabins, fire pits, picnic tables
**Other**: Pets allowed, boat ramp, marina, dog park, RV storage, gated entry, handicap access

### How it works

1. Each search query is either parsed as `lat,lon` coordinates or geocoded via OpenStreetMap Nominatim
2. The scraper queries the RV LIFE parks-nearby API, which returns parks sorted by distance
3. Results are paginated (4 per page) and deduplicated across queries
4. Optionally fetches individual rating breakdowns per park
5. Amenity attribute strings are decoded into readable boolean fields

### Use cases

- **Trip planning**: Find campgrounds near your route with specific amenities
- **Market research**: Analyze campground pricing, ratings, and capacity across regions
- **Competitor analysis**: Compare RV parks by amenities, ratings, and pricing
- **Data journalism**: Study trends in campground availability and pricing
- **App development**: Build campground finder apps with rich data

### Cost

This scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged per result scraped. Check the Pricing tab for current rates.

### Limitations

- Results are sorted by distance from search coordinates; very distant parks may require separate search points
- The API returns a maximum radius of results per coordinate — use multiple search points for broad coverage
- Rating scraping adds ~300ms per park to respect rate limits
- Place name geocoding uses OpenStreetMap Nominatim (free tier, 1 req/sec)

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Locations to search near. Use "lat,lon" coordinates (e.g. "37.7749,-122.4194") or place names (e.g. "Yellowstone National Park", "Denver, CO"). Place names are geocoded automatically.

## `maxListings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of campgrounds to return per search query. The API returns parks sorted by distance from search location.

## `scrapeRatings` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch individual user rating breakdowns for each park (slower but more detailed). Adds ratingDistribution field.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy to use for requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Yellowstone National Park",
    "37.7749,-122.4194"
  ],
  "maxListings": 100,
  "scrapeRatings": false
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "Yellowstone National Park",
        "37.7749,-122.4194"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/rvlife-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 = { "searchQueries": [
        "Yellowstone National Park",
        "37.7749,-122.4194",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/rvlife-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Yellowstone National Park",
    "37.7749,-122.4194"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/rvlife-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/rvlife-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/94IHqDgeVnFaauoKp/builds/Wv2BD36dFiotTG4v5/openapi.json