Written by Jack Magri
Jack Magri is an RVer and the founder of Magrify, the Dallas-based studio behind this guide. Since 2021, he has built websites for RV parks, campgrounds, and hospitality businesses across the US.
Platform comparison
Campspot vs RoverPass
Campspot and RoverPass both take reservations for RV parks, but they charge differently and fit different parks. Campspot's published model is $2 per online reservation plus a 3% guest booking fee. RoverPass pairs its reservation software with monthly website plans from $34.99 to $99. This guide compares the fees, the fit by park size, and the setup, then covers the layer that matters more than the choice: your own website.
Quick answer
The short version
Choose Campspot if you want per-reservation pricing with almost no fixed cost and a large marketplace in front of your park. Choose RoverPass if you want its reservation software bundled with a website on a monthly plan. Either way, neither platform is your website strategy: your own site is the asset that ranks, tells your story, and takes direct bookings, and it should work with whichever system you pick.
What each one is
Two different shapes of reservation platform.
Campspot: reservation platform and marketplace
Campspot is the system many parks meet first, because guests find the park through Campspot's marketplace and search presence and the platform handles the reservation. For parks, the published pricing model is simple to reason about: $2 per online reservation charged to the park, and a 3% booking fee paid by the guest on top of the rate (checked November 2026). There is no meaningful fixed monthly cost in that model, which makes it forgiving for seasonal parks and quiet months. The tradeoff is that the guest's relationship, and much of the discovery, lives on Campspot's ground.
RoverPass: reservation software with a website attached
RoverPass sells reservation software for parks and campgrounds, and it also sells the website layer on top of it: website plans at $34.99 a month for Basic, $64.99 for Pro, and $99 for Pro+AI, and using a RoverPass website requires running RoverPass reservation software. That bundling is the key difference. With RoverPass, the website and the reservation system arrive as one monthly package; with Campspot, the reservation system is the product and your website is a separate decision you make yourself. RoverPass's own reservation fees are set by your agreement with them, so we do not publish a per-booking figure for RoverPass here; ask for it in writing when you compare.
Fees compared
The published numbers, side by side.
| What you pay | Campspot | RoverPass |
|---|---|---|
| Park-side reservation cost | $2 per online reservation (published model, checked November 2026) | Set by your agreement with RoverPass; ask for the figure in writing |
| Guest-side booking fee | 3% booking fee paid by the guest on top of the rate | Set by your agreement with RoverPass |
| Website cost | Your website is your own project; Campspot does not rent you one in the model above | Website plans $34.99 Basic, $64.99 Pro, $99 Pro+AI per month, and they require RoverPass reservation software |
| Cost shape | Per-booking: quiet months cost almost nothing | Fixed monthly: the meter runs in quiet months too |
The arithmetic that matters is your booking count. At $2 per reservation, a park taking 15 online reservations a month pays Campspot $30 that month; the same park on a $34.99 fixed website plan pays more before a single booking arrives, while a park taking 150 reservations a month pays $300 per-booking and would find the fixed plan cheap by comparison. Neither model is a trap; each is a bet on your volume, and your own reservation history tells you which bet you are making.
Fit by park size
Which platform fits which park.
Small and seasonal parks
Per-booking pricing usually fits first. When half your year is quiet, a fee that only exists when a reservation exists protects your cash flow, and the marketplace puts your park in front of guests your own marketing would take years to reach. The risk to manage is dependence: if the platform is also your only web presence, your park has no front door of its own.
Growing mid-size parks
This is where the comparison gets honest. Volume is high enough that per-booking fees become a real line item, and the park starts wanting its own direct channel alongside the platforms. Either platform can stay; what changes is the website, from an afterthought into the hub that your Google profile, your reviews, and your repeat guests all point to.
Large parks and groups
At volume, fixed monthly costs spread thin and software depth matters more than fee shape: reporting, multi-property handling, and how the system treats monthly and seasonal stays. Run both platforms against your actual reservation mix, including your long-term stays, because the headline fee rarely decides it at this size. Your website layer matters most here too, since a group's brand is worth more than any single platform's listing.
Setup path
What getting set up actually involves.
On either platform, the real setup work is yours: your site inventory and types, your rates and seasonal rules, your policies, and your photos have to be loaded accurately, because the platform can only sell what it is given. Budget office time for that, whichever you choose, and verify the guest-facing result yourself by making a test booking on your phone. The website side is separate and simpler: your site is built once, pointed at whichever system takes the booking, and re-pointed if you ever switch. That separation is deliberate. Reservation systems come and go over a park's life; the website your guests and Google know should not have to be rebuilt every time one changes.
The layer above both
Your website is the asset. The platform is a tool.
Whichever platform wins your comparison, the same fact stands: neither Campspot nor RoverPass is your website strategy. Your own website is where your rates story, your photos, your reviews, and your direct bookings live, under your name, ranked on Google for your park. Magrify builds that layer for generally under $1,000 one time, owned outright, and it works with either platform: guests find you on your site and book through Campspot or RoverPass, with no forced software switch. Optional care plans at $19.99 to $99.99 a month keep the site, your SEO, and your reporting moving after launch. Pick the platform on the fee math. Build the website either way.
The honest limits
What neither platform does for you.
Both platforms take reservations well. Neither one builds your park's own search presence. Your Google Business Profile still needs completing and maintaining, because that is where "RV park near me" gets decided. Your reviews still accumulate under your name, and the replies still need writing. Your local pages, the ones that rank for your town, your lake, your highway exit, and your seasonal stays, exist only if your own website publishes them. And your repeat guests still need a reason and a path to book with you directly next season. Owners sometimes choose a platform expecting the visibility problem to be included; it is not, in either package, at either price. The platform is the register. The visibility is still yours to build, which is exactly the work your website, your profile, and your reviews do when someone builds them as one system.
Comparison questions
Questions owners ask while comparing.
Which is better for a small park, Campspot or RoverPass?
For most small parks, the deciding factor is fixed cost versus per-booking cost. Campspot charges $2 per online reservation plus a 3% guest booking fee, so quiet months cost almost nothing. RoverPass pairs its reservation software with website plans at $34.99 to $99 a month, a fixed cost that needs steady booking volume to earn its keep. Count your online reservations per month and run both numbers before you decide.
Do I have to switch reservation systems to get a better website?
No. Your website and your reservation system are separate layers. Magrify builds websites that hand off into Campspot, RoverPass, ResNexus, and other systems, so the website can be fixed, replaced, or rebuilt without touching the system your office already runs.
Can my website work with both Campspot and RoverPass?
Yes. A Magrify website connects to whichever system takes the booking, and parks that sell through multiple channels keep one website as the hub. If you ever switch systems, the website stays and only the booking handoff is re-pointed.
What does Campspot charge per reservation?
Campspot's published model charges the park $2 per online reservation, and guests pay a 3% booking fee on top of the rate (checked November 2026). Your specific agreement controls if it differs.
Related pages
Go deeper on either platform, or on the website layer.
Next step
Decided on a platform? Start with a free mockup
Tell me about your park and I will build a mockup homepage first, free, with your rates and your booking path on it, whichever platform takes the reservation. Reach Magrify at [email protected] or (469) 269-0355, any hour.