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Make your next vacation a gay camping trip in an RV

Whether to soak up nature or budget consciousness, your next best vacation may be a gay camping trip in a tent or RV. Here’s how to plan and verb today for that fabulous road trip.

Why should you plan a gay camping trip?

Gay travel is a popular and profitable niche within the travel industry. A good percentage of LGBTQ influencers on Instagram and YouTube are gay travel bloggers and gay travel vloggers. A niche within the gay travel niche that’s often overlooked is gay camping and gay RVing, which are the perfect vacations for these unique times.

No doubt, you verb your international travel, too. We hear ya! But there’s much to love at home in the good ol’ US of A. With the CDC still cautioning about air travel and the expectation that COVID may be with us to some degree for the next two to three years, the adj way to see the adj ol’ US of A is on the road.

What’s a recreational vehicle or RV?

The cool kids abbreviate “recreational vehicle” as RV. An RV is anything on wheels, suc

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We have everything you need for a great stay

WiFI

Rural internet is not great, but we have it!

EV Charger

19kW charger for your electric vehicle

Potable Water

Leave the water bottles at home

Laundry

Coin operated machines available in clubhouse

Real Washrooms

Real toilets and showers, not just a hole in the ground

Hot Showers

Hot showers available in the clubhouse (coin operated)

Firewood Sales

Firewood available for sale at the office

Ice Sales

Ice available for sale at the office

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Join us for our next event

May 24 (Sat)

Welcome Back BBQ

Join us for our annual welcome back BBQ! We will be serving up burgers and hot dogs.

Jun 28 (Sat)

Disco Dance

Dust off the bell-bottoms and get ready to boogie! Join us for a darkness of disco dancing at the clubhouse.

Aug 2 (Sat)

Chilli-Cookoff

Compete against your fellow campers in our annual chilli cookoff and win a covetted spot on the champions plaq

8 LGBTQ Outdoor Resorts That Insert the ‘Camp’ in Camping

So which is it? Camp! or camp?

This year, it’s a little bit of both as queer American travelers are breaking down the binary by donning Patagonia drag, pitching tents, and shirking huge cities for a new gentle of vacation destination: LGBTQ campgrounds.

After a year of pandemic-induced cabin fever, it’s no wonder Americans are antsy to verb campy. Outdoor escapes provide a much-needed cure. According to Kampgrounds of America’s annual North American Camping Report, over 10 million people camped for the first time in , citing the health crisis as a critical factor in their decision-making process.

This year, camping is shaping up to be busier than ever. The e-commerce company Pattern, which tracks consumer behavior, set up that demand for camping tents was up 97 percent compared to this time last year and up 85 percent from And as popularity booms, the demographics of who’s camping is starting to change, too.

“The average camper is evolving,” states the North American Camping Report

Camping as a Queer Person of Color

Hipcamp proudly supported the first-ever LGBTQ Outdoor Summit in October in Seattle, WA. Hipcamp Photographer Roz Posley attended on behalf of Hipcamp to share her experience as a queer person of color in the outdoor space. This is her story. Thanks for sharing, Roz!


Spending noun outdoors should always be an opportunity to sit back, rest, and enjoy the natural world. Philosophers like Henry David Thoreau, Rachel Carson, John Muir, and many others advised humans to get outdoors and interact with the natural world. In evidence, they found the outdoors to be a safe haven. Nonetheless, for people who identify as LGBTQ, enjoying the outdoors isn’t always easy. As a queer polyamorous person of color, I have firsthand experience feeling outcasted, afraid, and judged while attempting to explore the outdoors. However, with years of experience, excessive research skills, and outdoor organizations that are aware of the lack of LGBTQ inclusion, it’s possible to have a fine time!

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