Campgrounds Continue to Add Glamping Accommodations – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
Glamping accommodations are becoming increasingly common across the U.S., both in new and existing campgrounds, RV parks and resorts. Between 2024 and early 2026, park operators and developers are adding nearly 465 glamping accommodations to at least six new and 17 existing parks. While most of these new accommodations are park models, furnished glamping tents, glamping pods and covered wagons are also included in the mix.
Following are details involving parks that are adding glamping accommodations and related upscale amenities, based on WCM’s interviews with park operators and developers, published news reports and information gathered through park websites:
New Parks with Glamping Accommodations
Florida
— Panama City Beach KOA Holiday in Panama City Beach: This new pet-friendly campground that was expected to open in mid-January complements its 102 RV sites with nine furnished cabins.
— Peace River Oaks in Bowling Green: This new park, which was slated to open in December, is an RV and glamping destination located along the the tranquil banks of the Peace River near Bowling Green. The main campground consists of 43 full hookup RV sites with concrete pads, picnic tables and firepits, along with 20 riverfront glamping sites all spread across 25 acres.
Louisiana
— Julandy’s Isle Glamping Resort in Leesville: Key Dixon is developing this small glamping resort on land that has been in her family for over a century. Dixon hopes to open with six RV sites and five glamping tents sometime in 2026.
Mississippi
— Serenity RV Park in Belden: This park opened in late November with 52 rv sites, including 48 pull-through and four back-in RV sites. The park also has five cabins.
Texas
— Skye Texas Hill Country Resort near Fredericksburg: This 99-site resort opened in March 2024 and complements its 51 RV sites with 12 glamping pods and 36 cabins. This resort is unique in that it has gigabit-speed WiFi and EV charging stations at every site. The resort also occupies only 30 acres of a remote 250-acre section of wilderness in the Texas Hill Country 15 miles north of Fredericksburg.
Tennessee
— Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Watts Bar Lake in Loudon: This park was expected to open in February with 173 RV sites and 55 cabins. Amenities will include offer two pools, a large splash pad with two water slides and an outdoor movie theater. Families will enjoy interacting with the Yogi Bear characters, wagon rides, laser tag, gem mining, arts and crafts, and themed weekends. Luxury glamping cabins and premium RV sites are set among the hills and woods overlooking the lake.
Existing Parks Adding Glamping Accommodations
Alabama
— Great Escapes RV Resort Chestnut Bay in Leesburg: This park added 70 RV sites and 30 cabins in 2024. New amenities opening in 2024 included a resort-style swimming pool.
California
— Boulevard / Cleveland National Forest KOA Holiday in Boulevard: This campground added a new glamping tent with a queen bed and sofa. The park offers yoga classes and massages in its wellness dome.
— Temecula KOA at Vail Lake in Temecula: Numerous improvements are underway at this campground, including 171 new RV sites, 20 of which are KOA Patio RV Sites; 14 new deluxe cabins; and 12 luxury glamping tents with bathrooms. This park also recently remodeled 20 RV sites.
Florida
— Okeechobee KOA Resort in Okeechobee: This campground added 10 deluxe cabins.
Georgia
— Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Bremen: This park, which is owned and operated by Great Escapes RV Resorts, recently acquired 100 additional acres and is adding 250 additional RV sites and 71 cabins, which are expected to be available in March. A new pool, a multi-level splash park, a Wibit water obstacle course, a waterslide, and a new clubhouse and bathhouse are also being added as part of the expansion.
Indiana
— Indianapolis KOA Holiday in Greenfield: This campground added two glamping tents to create a glamping tent village.
Maine
— Bar Harbor / Oceanside KOA Holiday in Bar Harbor: This campground is upgrading five deluxe cabins to include new decking, patios, as well as inside and outside furniture.
Michigan
— Jellystone Park North Port Huron in Carsonville: This park opened 30 new cabins in 2024, boosting the resort’s total to 68 cabins. All RV sites were also upgraded to full hookups, while major improvements were made to the camp store and café.
Missouri
— Great Escapes RV Resort Branson in Forsyth: This park added 160 RV sites and 54 cabins in 2024.
New York
— Herkimer Diamond KOA Resort in Herkimer: This campground has added 29 RV sites and 10 deluxe cabins.
North Carolina
— Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort in Rodanthe: This campground upgraded four rustic cabins for beach camping with a bed with linens, electricity, a mini fridge, a Keurig, plus air-conditioning and heating, a patio and outside furniture. The cabins are now marketed as “Coastal Cottages.”
Ohio
— Jellystone Park Camp-Resort Cleveland/Sandusky in Nova: This park, which is owned and operated by Great Escapes RV Resorts, added 150 overnight RV sites, 44 seasonal sites and 21 cabins in 2024.
— Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Mt. Gilead: This park, which is owned and operated by Great Escapes RV Resorts, added 30 cabins in 2024. All of the park’s RV sites have also been upgraded to full hookups.
Tennessee
— Nashville KOA Resort in Nashville: This campground added 200 RV sites, including 2 KOA RV Signature Sites; 16 deluxe cabins; and 18 tent sites, including one group tent site.
— Paris Landing / Kentucky Lake KOA Holiday in Buchanan: This campground added a deluxe cabin.
Wyoming
— Sheridan / Big Horn Mountains KOA Journey in Sheridan: This campground is complementing its addition of 21 RV sites with one deluxe cabin and two covered wagons.
Wisconsin
— Wisconsin Dells KOA Holiday in Wisconsin Dells: This campground added five deluxe cabins.
