How Parks Ahead makes money

Parks Ahead is free, and we'd like to keep it that way.

Links that may earn a commission. Some of the links on our site and in our newsletter may be affiliate links. If you book or buy through one, we may earn a small commission. We don't put a label next to each individual link. Instead, any page or issue that contains these links opens with a short note saying so, and the same note appears at the bottom of every page and every email.

Same price for you. We only link to offers where the price you pay through our link is the same as the public price. We don't link member-only, app-only or coupon-code deals, because those prices can differ.

Right now, we don't belong to any affiliate programs. If that changes, we'll update this page with the companies we work with.

Newsletter sponsors. Some issues may include an ad placed through beehiiv, the platform that sends our newsletter. beehiiv marks those placements with its own sponsor banner (for example, "In partnership with").

What never changes. Nobody pays us to change what we report. Permit dates, lottery windows, closures, fees and weather come from official sources, and we link every one. Commissions and sponsors don't affect which parks, permits or alerts we cover.

Not official. Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Recreation.gov, the Havasupai Tribe or any agency. We don't sell permits or reservations. Always confirm on the official page we link before you apply or travel.

Last updated: October 16, 2026.