Integration

Real public data

Scoping for the wallet cards and the pass purchase · vendor system live October 1, 2026

Options

OptionStatusNotes
Vendor APITo confirmNot documented publicly. The reservation site is a single-page application over ArcGIS; the contract terms on data access are the Division's to disclose.
Scheduled exportTo confirmA nightly reservation extract (CSV or JSON) to a State bucket would cover the wallet cards and the Division reports with a one-day lag.
Resident-confirmed linkRequired either wayAccounts were migrated from Reserve America; the resident confirms the match between the vendor account and myAlaska once.
Pass purchase in the walletOutside the vendor systemPass sales run on a DNR order form and at the PICs today, so a digital pass can be issued without touching the vendor contract.

Data fields

RecordFieldsSystem of recordMechanism
Reservationconfirmation number, facility, arrival, departure, nights, guests, site, status, total paidVendor reservation systemRead, daily or on login
Customer linkvendor account id matched to the myAlaska identity, confirmed once by the residentmyAlaska and vendorWrite once
Facilityname, park, region, fee, booking window, seasonDNR fee schedule and campground listRead, on change
Closurefacility, dates, reasonDivision (rangers)Write, as needed
Annual passpass number, type, year, holder, plate, delivery, statusDNR pass order form and PICs today; the wallet in this prototypeWrite at sale
Fee transferreservation fees collected by the vendor and transferred daily or weekly; pass fees as State receiptsVendor and DNR accountingRead, daily

What stays in the vendor system

  • Booking creation, changes and cancellations for cabins, pavilions, ice huts and reservable campsites; the wallet links to the manage-booking page.
  • Customer accounts and payment card handling within the vendor's PCI-DSS Level 1 scope.
  • The $4.50 reservation fee and the daily or weekly transfer of use fees to the State.
  • The seven-day email reminder; the wallet repeats it as a card reminder.

Facts

  • DNR news release, June 11, 2026: changeover to the new reservation platform scheduled for October 1, 2026.
  • Reserve America reservations were available through December 31, 2026; existing reservations past September 30, 2026 were honored and migrated.
  • All customer accounts were transferred to the new system; Reserve America gift certificate credits did not transfer and expired September 30, 2026.
  • The DNR public use cabins page names the new system: Tyler Technologies, Inc., at https://reservealaskastateparks.com.
  • Cabins are reservable 90 days out (Afognak Island, Shuyak Island and Wood-Tikchik camping permits 180 days). The reservation fee is $4.50, non-refundable.
  • Reservations may be modified or cancelled online up to 8 calendar days before arrival for a full refund minus the $4.50 fee; 3 to 7 days before, by email, for an in-house credit; within 2 days, no refund or credit.
  • The reservation site (reservealaskastateparks.com) is a single-page application; no public API or export is documented.

Measures

  • Share of active reservations visible to wallet users; baseline zero.
  • Annual passes issued digitally versus mailed; baseline zero digital.
  • No-show and late cancellation rates by facility; baseline not published.

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