A traditional campsite earns $40–$60/night for 16 weeks; a ready-to-camp unit on the same footprint earns $175–$300/night and can be rented 12 months a year. Four well-designed units typically add significant annual revenue to an existing campground by reusing infrastructure already in place.
Calculation per site
Tent/RV site
- Rate/night: $40–$60
- Season: 16 weeks
- Annual revenue/site: $4,500–$6,500
Ready-to-camp unit
- Rate/night: $175–$300
- Season: 32–52 weeks
- Annual revenue/site: $25,000–$55,000
Your existing infrastructure (electricity, water, reception, maintenance) absorbs the new units with almost no marginal cost — this is the decisive advantage over building a new site from scratch.
A new clientele, not the same one
Ready-to-camp attracts urban couples and families who would never sleep in a tent — a clientele that spends significantly more on your services (dining, rentals, boutique) than the traditional camper.
What structures for a campground?
The proven deployment: 2 Prospector or Glamp tents (fast, robust, low capex) + 1 20-ft yurt (the "photo op" unit for your website) + 1 Kamook dome (the star product that fills the others). Standardization = simple maintenance for your teams.
Extending the season: the real gain
Your fixed costs run for 12 months; your revenues, for 4. Four-season heated units turn September–December (fall foliage, hunting, holidays) and February–March (snowmobiling, spring break) into paying weeks. This is the most powerful profitability lever for an established campground.
Financing
Adding rental units to an existing commercial site is easy to finance: demonstrable historical revenue, tangible assets, sealed plans. Contact us to explore financing options adapted to your project.
