Francis

Francis is the founder and editor of Park Adventurer, a research-first trip planning resource for the 63 U.S. national parks. He started the site after getting frustrated trying to untangle the maze of permit lotteries, entrance fees, timed-entry reservations, and the 2026 rule changes that rewrote half the rulebook. Every article on Park Adventurer pulls from primary sources - NPS.gov, Recreation.gov, the Department of Interior's public notices, and agency fee schedules. When a policy changes (and in 2026 they change a lot), the update hits this site fast. Francis writes with a bias toward practical tradeoffs: which pass actually pays off for your trip, which reservation system to tackle first, which permits are worth the wait. No fluff, no sponsored angles, just the breakdowns you'd want a friend to hand you before the airport.