Is CampGuide a replacement for CampLife, or does it sit alongside it?

A replacement. Both of us take the booking, run the desk and hold the money, so running two would mean two grids and two sets of books. Everything your park sells lands on the same folio here, which is the part that stops working if you split it.

Can I switch in the middle of a season?

You can, and parks do. The import previews before it writes and the whole batch can be pulled back out for thirty days. If your timing looks wrong for your park we will say so rather than take the deal.

What happens to my CampLife reservations, guests and payment history?

They come across. Ask CampLife for your export in writing first, then we match it to your site types, rate plans and guest records and show you every row before anything is saved.

Can I automate something you did not build for me?

Yes. Workflows start from any module, run the rule you wrote in plain words, take a manager approval in the middle if you want one, and keep a run history that says which rule was true and who decided. You do not file a request and wait for a release.

Can a guest finance a stay without me carrying the risk?

Yes. A guest can split the stay into payments at checkout through Klarna or Affirm, and your park is paid in full the same day, the same as any other booking. CampGuide handles the financing side, the folio, the deposit rules and the refund path all behave the way they always do, and you never chase anyone for a balance.

Do I have to use all of it?

No. Every park runs the front desk, rates, housekeeping, the store and the guest side, and the rest switches on when your park needs it. We will tell you plainly what is included for your park and what is not, before you sign anything.

What about my gate, my meters, my locks and my accounting?

Bring the list of what is already installed on your property to the first call. We will tell you what we talk to today and what we would have to build, before you make a decision, not after.

CampGuidevs CampLife

CampGuide vs CampLife

CampGuide is the most complete platform built for campgrounds. Like CampLife we configure your park for you rather than hand you an empty system, and CampGuide keeps going past the reservation. The spa, the grill, the tee sheet, the pavilion, the storage lot and the crew you hire for the season all run in here, on the same folio as the site. Here is the whole thing side by side, read from their own site.

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What CampLife says about itself.

Read from CampLife’s public site, reviewed August 2026.

Reservations and the guest

Online reservations, a reservation kiosk, mobile check in, a site guarantee, reservation add ons, SMS texting and email marketing, with more than a thousand parks on the system.

Money and accounting

Cash and accrual accounting, payment processing, recurring billing, guest credit, detailed reporting, and accounting specialists on the support team.

The long stay side

Remote and mass meter reading, recurring billing and e signature with document storage, which is one of the few long stay stories in this category that gets named out loud.

Operations and revenue

Point of sale, custom retail packages, work orders, gate integration, dynamic pricing and occupancy maximization.

How an unusual park is handled

A custom business rules engine, onboarding coaches who build your rates, map and rules and import your records, weekday support 8 to 5 Central, weekly webinars and a library of more than 200 training videos.

Area by area.

What each of us covers, based on our own product and on what CampLife lists publicly.

AreaCampGuideCampLife

Reservations and the gridDrag across nights, holds that expire, closures with a reason, best fit placement.

Yes

Listed on their site

Rates, fees and demandNightly, weekly and monthly rates, fees by rule, tax split by authority.

Yes

Listed on their site

Housekeeping and work ordersWork orders are published. Ask what a turnover list looks like on a Saturday morning.

Yes

Partly listed

Camp store, drawer and night auditCharge to the site, count the drawer, close the day so nobody posts into it later.

Yes

Listed on their site

Booking page and guest messagesA page that quotes off your live rates, and text, email and app replies on one thread.

Yes

Listed on their site

Long stay, start to finishMeter reading, recurring billing and e signature. Ask where the application and the agreement live.

Yes

Listed on their site

Storage tenanciesRecurring billing and guest credit. Ask what happens on day fourteen past due.

Yes

Partly listed

Food and beverageMenus with allergens, seasonal versions, orders to the site, a kitchen rail.

Yes

Not listed

Spa and wellnessProvider certifications, room turnover buffers, waitlist and gap offers.

Yes

Not listed

GolfTee sheet, green and cart fees, frost delays, league blocks.

Yes

Not listed

Events and venuesBookable spaces, itemized quotes, contracts, deposits, group blocks with a cutoff.

Yes

Not listed

Workamper hiringPostings on two boards, applications without an account, fair hiring checks, access that ends.

Yes

Not listed

Workflows you write yourselfA custom business rules engine that prices and books.

Yes

Partly listed

The park map, drawn by youBuilt for you during onboarding, like ours. Ask who moves a site in June.

Yes

Partly listed

Portfolio console for several parksCentral reservations, consolidated books, owner and investor statements.

Yes

Not listed

Distribution beyond your own pageGetting your nights in front of travelers who have never heard of your park.

Yes

Not listed

“Not listed” means we could not find it on CampLife’s public site in August 2026. Ask them directly, since products change.

Where CampLife is strong.

Worth knowing before you decide.

Two decades with parks

Building for campgrounds since 2006 means they have seen a lot of unusual rules. Bring us the strangest thing the park does on the first call. If it takes a change, you will talk to the person who makes it.

Accounting specialists on support

Naming accounting people on the support team is a real draw for an operator who closes their own books. Ask both of us to walk a month end with your own numbers, from the drawer count to the cash and accrual reports.

Support hours and a training library

Weekday phone, email and chat, weekly webinars and more than 200 videos. Ask both of us what happens at 6 pm on a Saturday in July, and compare the answers.

Gate and meter hardware partners

They name their gate integration and their remote meter reading partners, which makes shopping easier. Bring your gate and your meters to the call and we will tell you exactly what we talk to.

Questions operators ask.

You, the same afternoon, without a ticket.

Bring your park to CampGuide.

We set up your rates, map and policies with you, and you pick the date you go live.

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