Annual North American Camping Report Reveals Impact of COVID-19 on Camping Industry and First-Time Campers
BILLINGS, Mont., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Compared to 2019, the proportion of first-time campers across the U.S. grew five-fold, while the number of households that own RVs grew by 2.6 million, according to the latest research from Kampgrounds of America’s annual North American Camping Report. COVID-19 proved a key driver behind the influx of many camping attributes, including the 10.1 million households who camped for the first-time in 2020, of which one-third attributed trying camping due to the belief that it is