Discount RV Parks and Campgrounds

Discount Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds

RV camping clubs and associations offer benefits that many RV campers can utilize. Offering discounted stays in associate RV parks and campgrounds, as well as related services such as RV Insurance, RV Road Service, and RV Continued Service Plans, these RV camping clubs and associations have a lot to offer. Compare clubs carefully as no club is right for everyone.

Not mentioned to this point are camping discounts available for public campgrounds.  Federal campgrounds almost always offer a 50% discount to people holding the federal Golden Age Passport available at national parks and monuments, and select BLM and USDA Forest Service offices.  Some state park systems honor the Golden Age Passport.  Many state park systems also offer state residents discounts for seniors, and annual passes are usually available to reduce costs.

Discount RV Camping Clubs

The Happy Camper RV Camping Club offers 50% off nightly rates at nearly 1000 RV parks in all 50 states. From their website, the members benefits are:

• Members of Happy Camper Club enjoy half-price camping at nearly 1,000 locations, plus many discounts at selected companies (see Camping Guide for discounts). Happy Camper members also receive the following:
• Happy Camper Camping Guide - Filled full of helpful information such as pricing, directions, amenities and pet information for each Happy Camper Certified Campground.
• Downloadable, personalized member ID Card. Sign up today and use your membership immediately!
• FREE Online Trip Planner. Shows you all Happy Camper Discount Camping Parks along your route - emailed to you or printed with your personalized trip itinerary.
• FREE Community at the Happy Camper website. Open to all RVers, where you can ask RV veterans for help, learn about technical issues from our friends at RV Education 101, chat with other members, give input to our member RV parks - and much more!
• FREE Daily RV News feed customized to your individual interest, delivered to our website each day.
• MONEY BACK GUARANTEE - if you don't love it, you have a full NINETY DAYS to send it back, and get a FULL REFUND of the purchase price!

The Good Sam Club is the nations largest RV camping and owners organization with over 1 million members. Their yearly membership fee of $19 gets you a 10% RV camping discount at over 1700 affiliated parks, as well as magazine subscription, parts and service discounts, and other membership benefits. We feel Good Sam offers its members a great value with discount RV camping and member services.

A new discount camping organization is Camp Club USA. This new club offers 50% camping rates at Woodall's rated campgrounds. This club is attempting to provide a more upscale camping experience for may RV camping folks, and we think they may be onto something. From the Camp Club USA official web site:

Your Camp Club USA membership gives you everything you need. First, there's the 50% off nightly rates at an ever-expanding network of high quality campgrounds and resorts rated by Woodall's. All these campground must meet strict requirements to be included in the program. Then, there's your membership kit, which includes:

• Your official Camp Club USA unlimited use discount card
• 260-page printed directory with easy to read maps, turn by turn directions, amenities and more
• Letter welcoming you aboard
• Club decal to make your friend envious
• Handy program overview.
• On-line 24/7 access to the most up-to date campground listings and member information
• New campgrounds are being added weekly
• Online reservation system coming soon
• Savings and Satisfaction Guarantee

Passport America RV Club is another great 50% off discount RV camping club. With over 1200 campgrounds listed, you may find that this club is right for you. Yearly membership is $44, with options of 2 year, 3 year, or lifetime membership.

Recreation USA - RV Camping received the following response to our query about Recreation USA...We are a family owned business, in our 9th year. Our headquarters are at our Eagle's Landing RV Park, 35 miles E of Pensacola Florida. We have been full time RVing for over 15 years and work very hard to maintain a cost effective travel choice with our nationwide system. For just $34.00 for a 6 month membership, you can camp for $10.00 a day instead of the campground's standard rate, at destination areas and highway close locations. All the information you need is accessible and printable online! Have fun planning your travels...from home or your RV...totally from our web site! All states have maps showing park locations, and all parks have a full page of information

Coast to Coast (Coast Resorts) is another large RV camping organization. Nearly 1,000 resorts and campgrounds offer secure vacation locations with amenities like swimming pools, clubhouses, and planned activities for all.

Resort Parks Intl is yet another 50% off camping club. It is divided into two segments, one of RV resorts, and other called Enjoy America.

Editors Note - We received the following information about RV camping with Resort Parks International from one of our visitors Fred Hammer... "Their affiliate Enjoy America is 1/2 price, but the regular RPI parks operate much like C2C except that they use $8 cash instead of the travel points that C2C uses. Also -- the last time I counted, there was a 46% overlap between C2C and RPI, so one might not want to belong to both."

Thousand Trails is an exclusive membership RV club. Facilities are always excellent, but limited locations may not fill every RVers needs. The "preserves" are well laid out with activities for everyone.

RV Parks and Campgrounds on the Internet

You can find most RV parks and campgrounds on the Internet if you have patience. Woodall's has their RV campground listings available on line. If you search on the Internet for "RV parks" by city and state, you will get listings for many RV parks close to the town you wish. Be aware that many RV parks and campgrounds do not have Internet web pages.

Once you find a campground that looks great to you, you can double check at RVParkReviews.com

Another source you may find helpful is RV Buddy.com. This site has campground reviews and a WIFI locater.