RVshare’s First-Ever Campers’ Choice Awards, “The Campies”

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RVshare is excited to debut our first annual campground awards program, “The Campies.” RVshare is dedicated to ensuring the best experience possible for renters, while also helping campgrounds around the country do the same. With a variety of submission categories, The Campies award recognition will allow campgrounds to not only highlight their commitment to excellence, but also lead travelers to book more confidently, matching them with what they value in an RV vacation, from the right features to valued amenities, and more.

Starting today through Friday August 19, RVshare welcomes all avid RV travelers, past renters, campground owners and travel enthusiasts to nominate their favorite campgrounds in a number of categories. For The Campies’ introductory year, RVshare will be highlighting the top campgrounds across the nation in 12 different categories including the best luxury RV resort, best pet-friendly campground, best wifi and remote-friendly experience, and many others. All categories and nomination forms for each can be found and submitted here.

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What are The Campies?

To complement the Campground Partnership Program, RVshare is announcing the first-ever Campers’ Choice Awards, “The Campies” on July 19, 2022. This annual awards program will allow RVshare to get further involved in the RV and camping community, and give much-deserved credit to the many campgrounds across the United States in a number of categories.

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Why is RVshare doing these awards? 

RVshare is committed to ensuring the best experience possible for our renters and helping campgrounds around the country do the same. Winning a “Campie” allows campgrounds the opportunity to highlight their commitment to excellence and allows travelers to book with confidence knowing they are getting the experiences, amenities and features that are important to them, and heading towards the adventure of a lifetime. 

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What are the categories for this year’s Campies? 

  1. Best Luxury RV Resort
  2. Best Boondocking Experience
  3. Best National Park Campground
  4. Best Family-Friendly Campground
  5. Best Waterfront Campground
  6. Best Pet-Friendly Campground 
  7. Best College RV Tailgate Experience 
  8. Best Motor Speedway RV Tailgate Experience 
  9. Best Festival RV Experience 
  10. Best On-Site Amenities 
  11. Best WiFi/Remote Friendly Experience 
  12. Best Views
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What will nominations look like?

Viewers can visit here to toggle through the categories and nominate their favorite campgrounds in each group. Each category will have a nomination form with spaces to include:

  • Name and Email
  • Name of campground 
  • Location of campground 
  • Campground’s website 
  • Campground’s contact information (if applicable) 
  • Region
  • Description of why this campground is getting your nomination 
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How are the winners selected?

Starting July 19, 2022, RVshare welcomes all RVers, including  past renters, avid RVers, and campground owners, to head to https://pages.rvshare.com/campies/ and fill out nominations for their favorite campgrounds in multiple categories. The nomination window will close on August 19, 2022, and finalists will be chosen by a carefully selected panel of industry experts, influencers and thought leaders in the RV and camping industry. RVshare will then announce the 2022 Campers’ Choice Award winners by September 20, 2022. Campgrounds will be selected on criteria including traveler sentiment, testimonials, and reviews.

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What do the campgrounds win?

To help the winning campgrounds show off their newest achievement, RVshare will provide each winner with RVshare recognition on our blog and social channels, a certified RVshare badge to host on their website, advertisements, social channels, media kits, etc, as well as a promotion kit and swag to show off their win.



Campgrounds will be selected on criteria including traveler sentiment, testimonials, and reviews.

Following the panelist debate and decision, RVshare will be announcing the 2022 Campers’ Choice Award winners on September 20.

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