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Who we are
Park Week is published by Gary Thomas. We are not the National Park Service, not a tour operator, and not an insurance agency. Bookings you make through outbound links are contracts between you and that company.
Material connections
We expect to participate in Commission Junction (CJ) advertiser programs with the following partners. Until advertiser IDs are live, buttons still go to the public sites and are labeled as placeholders.
- Priceline / Hotels.com. We may earn a commission if you book lodging through Priceline or Hotels.com. That does not change the room rate you are quoted.
- Viator. We may earn a commission if you book a tour or activity through Viator. Park Week does not operate the tour.
- Allianz Travel US. We may earn a commission if you purchase an optional travel insurance plan through Allianz Travel US. Travel insurance is never required to use this site or to visit a national park.
Travel insurance is optional
Park Week never presents travel insurance as required for park entry, shuttle boarding, lodging search, or the use of this website. When we mention Allianz Travel US, we are offering an optional comparison point for travelers with prepaid, weather-sensitive, or nonrefundable pieces. Read the policy. Confirm it matches your trip. See the travel insurance guide.
How we choose products
Gateway towns and activities are chosen for logistics: drive time, seasonal access, and whether a second activity still works if the first cancels. We do not sell ranking slots inside a hub. If that ever changes, this page will change first.
Other paid relationships
Display advertising, sponsored essays, or newsletter sponsors would be labeled as such. We do not currently run third-party ads on article pages. CJ tracking cookies, when enabled, load in connection with affiliate click-throughs — details on the privacy page.