Below is a List of Campgrounds and RV Parks for Sale
(MORE LISTINGS COMING THIS SPRING!)
Updated on 01/20/2010
(All Information and prices subject to change.)
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      PRICE REDUCED!
#277  Surrounded by beautiful waterfalls and mountains, this small campground with +/- 7 acres has over 2,000 ft. river frontage.  This outdoor paradise draws rafters, kayakers, hikers, bicyclists, and CAMPERS!  +/- 50 campsites, boat launch, plus the campground is on public water and sewer.  Gross income +/- $50,000.  This 6 month seasonal business is owned by absentee owners and operated long distance using employees.  Confidentiality is critical.  We believe an on-site owner/operator could increase the top and bottom line.  You will not get rich here, but the income should cover operating expenses and mortgage payments.  In essence, the campground buys itself.  ALL Seller financing available to qualified buyers.  Sales Price REDUCED from $525,000 down to $475,000 with $145,000 downpayment.

   PRICE REDUCED!
#274   LOTS of recreation and PLENTY of tourist activities bring campers to this family RV park.  There are attractions for everyone!  A historical battleship, several museums, a big city Zoo and the kids LOVE the nearby popular amusement water park.  A beautiful State Park that brings over 4 million visitors a year is less than 10 miles away.  For those who like to try their luck with a fishing pole there is great deep water fishing in the nearby HUGE lake - and for those who court lady luck there is gambling in the casino.  Great access from the exit off a major east-west interstate makes this park easy to get to.  Approx. 18 acres with over 190 campsites (approx. 119 are full hook-up) to accommodate every type of camper from the biggest RV rig to the tent campers.  Plus 15 different types of rentals from one-room cabins, to full facility trailers and park models.  City water and sewer!  2 different traditional homes on the property - currently used as rentals for families or large groups - but could be used for owners housing.  2007 gross income $341,793.  Business was up for 2008 (even in tough times) to $363,754 and is still holding strong at +/- 369,035 for 2009.  Sales price $1,275,000 with $275,000 downpayment.  Was listed for $1,350,000 with $350,000 downpayment. 

    #280  Tired of the cold winters and shoveling snow?  Is it time to semi-retire?  How about a move to Florida?  A state with no income tax and a small park that will help you on your mortgage payments.  Why spend money to buy a house that just sits there (with mortgage payments) when this little RV park gives you a reason to get up every morning, gives you a small project to keep you busy, and a home to live in all on +/- 4.95 acres with +/- 29 full hookup sites and great interstate location.  Has all the basics: owners home, bathhouse, maintenance building, pavilion, and pool.  This small project  pays its own expenses and pays the mortgage payments.  In other words it buys itself and gives you a reason to live in Florida.  Current owner has gone through a divorce and is on dialysis, and therefore, has not done any upgrades.  Despite that, this park still does +/- $65,000 because of its location.  We believe new owners with a fresh new attitude will have lots of opportunity to increase business and make the park prettier.  After all, you're in Florida so let's have some beautiful landscaping.  Sales Price $475,000 with $275,000 down.  Seller financing available to qualified buyer. 

   # 282  If you buy this seasonal campground your monthly mortgage payment will be $3,069 for a total of $36,828 per year.  There are approx. 90 seasonal campers and they bring in +/-$80,000 in income per year, which is more than enough to pay your entire year mortgage payments and help out on paying the campground bills. 

Sounds like a good start business wise.  Lifestyle wise how about a 5-bedroom/2-bath farm house for you to live in while you operate your campground business.  Captured your interest?  There are +/- 127 sites, on +/-25 acres with plenty of room for more sites.  There are 2 ponds.  A fishing pond and a swimming pond.  This park has one of the largest entertainment buildings that I have seen for a park this size.  Plus, there is a separate large maintenance building.  Best of all, these 70 year old owners are so proud of their park and are sure you will do well they are offering seller financing at only 5% interest.  They want that steady retirement check each month.  Sales Price is $700,000 with $175,000 downpayment. 

P.S. - I have been to this park twice and it is nice and looks good. 

#283  Pristine 5 Star Park.  145 sites of which +/- 120 are 100% occupied all summer with seasonal campers paying $1,600-$2,200.  56 acres, 4 bedroom owners home, swimming pool are home base for campers enjoying the nearby recreational lake.  You will see lots of boats in this park, yet it is far enough from the lake that you avoid the congestion and noise.  A nice summer retreat in rolling hills with gorgeous sunsets.   2008 Gross income +/- $220,000.  Sales Price $1,200,000 with $275,000 downpayment.  Combination bank and seller financing to qualified buyer.

#281  Darrell thinks this park is a diamond in the rough for the right buyer.  You may want to consider getting information on this park because it has everything buyers always ask for -- a great location, rock solid income history, water on the property, and PLENTY of room for expansion.  Unique ownership situation offers unique opportunity for buyers.  We believe it can do more and have several ideas to significantly increase this already solid business.  Get our Part A information package and see if you agree.  Requires over $300,000 downpayment.  

Received the following email:  "It is such a pleasure to see a Hess package compared to the other broker's packages we have been reviewing!  Thank you for sending this and I look forward to receiving others that meet our needs for a seasonal park".  Tom and Julie

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Recent Parks SOLD!
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Here is information on parks we have sold this year.

#284   UNDER CONTRACT
Best of both worlds.  Large city nearby yet beautiful wooded setting.  Lots of tourist attractions and beautiful scenery.  This award winning +/- 27 acre park is nestled among rolling hills and shade trees.  Campsites to fit the biggest RVs as well as spacious wooded tent sites.  The area is rich with historic sites, 3 major scenic drives are only minutes away and several tourist attractions are within a 30 minute drive.  +/- 64 campsites (half are full hook-up), several cabins, and an owners 3-bedroom/ 2-bath doublewide mobile home.  Pool, pavilions, fishing pond, hiking trails and more!  8 month camping season (winters off).  2008 gross income $324,935.  Business is up for 2009!  Estimated gross is +/-$360,000!  Some seller financing available to qualified buyer.  Sales Price $1,375,000 with $350,000 downpayment. 

#279    SOLD.
Cabins and Camping!  National and State Forests with LOTS of outdoor activities draw tourists and campers to this area.  Miles of trails in the forests, rivers for canoeing and kayaking, and wildlife viewing areas all make this a perfect area for a campground with cabin rentals.  In fact, the cabin rentals are so popular and profitable that they brought in approximately 1/2 of the 2008 total gross income of $131,157.  Hunters love the convenience of walking directly from the campground into the National Forest.  The combination cabin and campground business includes +/- 23 acres, campsites, cabins, main building with bathhouse AND a traditional 3 bedroom home with 2-car garage.  Sales Price $625,000 with $175,000 downpayment.

#249  SOLD.
PRICE REDUCED.  GREAT FISHING, Nearby boat access to a HUGE lake, Low Downpayment, and All Seller Financed!  Seasonal campers love staying at this +/- 24 acres park with +/- 100 sites.  Of course, fishing and boating is the main draw, but there are attractions nearby for everyone!  Outdoor enthusiast can explore the adjacent 500+ acre wilderness area.  Indoor enthusiast can try the nearby casino and race track.  Campers love the gameroom, bingo-hall, swimming pool, fishing pond, plus LOTS more!  Main building with store, separate bathhouse building.  Business cash flows even though only open 6 months, plus, provides a nice place to live in the newer 2003 3 bedroom/2 bath double-wide mobile home.  This part-time business allows you the opportunity to do outside work in the off season, or enjoy a long vacation during the winter.  2008 gross income $144,678.  ALL seller financing available to qualified buyers.  Sales Price REDUCED from $545,000 down to $515,000 with $135,000 downpayment.  

#270    SOLD.
Time for a change.  I stopped by this park on April 19 while on a motorcycle business trip. I was shocked at how much they have aged and how poor their health appeared.  Several years ago they had a healthy campground.  Unfortunately, as they have aged and their health has declined, so has the health of the campground.  Where can you buy 325 sites (of which 245 are full hook up) for $1,969 per site?  You can't.  That's why this is going to be a good project for somebody.  By the way, don't try to make an offer.  I won't allow it.  The only reason that I allowed these owners to reduce the price to $640,000 is because it's time for them to retire and take care of each other.  Plus, with $150,000 down, they are offering all seller financing to a qualified buyer.  This park doesn't give a great first impression.  It needs to be freshened up.  A buyer needs to start with a major clean up and then modernize the business.  For example, these owners don’t have a website, email, or computer reservations system.  Despite this, even with business declining, the park is grossing +/- $142,000.  A franchise and/or inflatable water toys for the pond would really help jump start this business.  $640,000 Sales Price with $150,000 downpayment.

# 266  SOLD.
In this troubled economy - this park does not have a problem.  With a base of seasonal campers, business has been solid and consistent at about $175,000 gross over the past several years.  Would you like a nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath owner's home and winters off?  How about a recently upgraded and approved sewer plant with capacity for hooking up more sites?  This +/- 175 site campground on 40+ acres has all of this, plus 2 lakes, heated maintenance building, bathhouse, cafe and game room, pavilions and more.  Just waiting for new, excited buyers to take over from long time owners who are ready to retire.  Hot dog!  Peaceful location, yet not far from busy interstate.  (A KOA franchise could help take this park to the next level -- and KOA has already pre-approved the location.)    $700,000 Sales price with $200,000 downpayment.

# 264  SOLD.    
LOTS of reasons why this is a PEACH of a deal! 
2008 Gross income of +/- 221,000 (means business is up in spite of high gas prices and poor economy).  Warm southeast location (means no more winter snow to shovel).  +/- 34 acres and +/- 85 sites (means plenty of room to grow on the 17 undeveloped acres included).  2 fishing ponds and swimming pool (means something refreshing for everyone to do).  Nice Recreation Building with air conditioning/heat pump (means camping clubs can be comfortable any time of year).  Horse barns and open pastures (means you can indulge in your love for horses or expand the park and put in more campsites).  City sewer available to the property (means you could add more full hook-up sites or full facility cabins).  And BEST of ALL, Seller financing is available to qualified buyers (means no bank fees, red-tape or delays).  $995,000 Sales price with $250,000 downpayment.

# 276  SOLD.
Over 60 acres of pretty wooded rolling hills located approx. 1 mile from the exit off a major interstate makes a perfect setting for this campground.  There are 69 sites (with 1 rental cabin) - and plenty of room for more. Approx. 2/3rd of the sites are full hook-up (sewer system already approved for 120 sites).  The +/- 50 convenient pull through sites are great for the big rigs traveling on this popular interstate.  A major college located in a nearby town brings in campers attending the BIG games - and the park offers a special football package to campers.  The picturesque swimming and fishing lake and the extra acreage with hiking trails provides plenty of opportunity for campers to get out and enjoy the scenic countryside.  The autumn leaves are gorgeous in the fall!  You get to live in this pretty rural area and the new kitchen cabinets, flooring and other remodeling makes the owners one-bedroom apartment extra attractive and comfortable.  2007 gross income was $97,349 and is growing with 2008 income estimated at $110,000.  The park is officially closed for the winter - but several monthly campers bring in steady income.  The owners plan to go away for about 1 month to enjoy warmer weather.  You could too!  Sales Price $525,000 with $175,000 downpayment.  Some seller financing available to qualified buyer.

# 275 SOLD
Lots of things we like about park including 50+ acres offering room for expansion, nice fishing pond,
+/- 100 sites including 11 cabins, main building with store, bathhouse, and laundry, pavilion, gameroom, mini-golf and 3 bedroom owner home.  All in pretty, wooded setting, near major interstate but still in the rural heartland.  Best of all, semi absentee owner!  The time is right for an on site owner/operator to take over.  It make sense that an owner will run their own campground differently (and better) than an employee.  2008 Gross Income +/- $160,000.   $175,000 Downpayment, $620,000 Sales Price

# 265 SOLD
Live in Natures Paradise!  Beautiful property in the southeast with approx. 85 wooded acres, small pond stocked with bass, catfish, and blue gill, and a stream with 2 beautiful waterfalls.  This quiet retreat has abundant wildlife including deer, wild turkeys, raccoons and a wonderful assortment of birds as well as beautiful plants and flowers.  With its close location to a national and state park and access to hiking, horseback riding, ATV trails, canoeing, white water rafting and fishing, this is paradise for nature lovers.  Sales price +/- $428,000.  $75,000 downpayment and take over payments.

#236  SOLD
DOWNPAYMENT REDUCED!  Was $285,000 reduced to $215,000 Downpayment, $850,000 Sales Price:  Beautiful cool mountain climate attracts campers and visitors to this area.  Plus, the many natural and tourist attractions offers LOTS for them to do.  Approx. 12 acres,  70 sites, bathhouse and laundry plus other buildings.  Owners 1-bedroom,1-bath quarters on the property.  Seasonal business only open 8 months.  This park would make a great retirement project for someone wanting to do more than just sit in a rocking chair.  Very low expenses to operate this park full of summer seasonal campers enjoying the cool mountain air.  This is a land-based investment with property values escalating in a high demand area.  2007 gross income estimate  +/- $130,000.  This park DOES cash flow after expenses and mortgage payments.

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