For RV parks switching from Campspot, Campground Master or another system

Switching park software? Get the price in writing first.

CampHands is free to the park. Every fee we charge is on this page, and we give you 90 days' written notice before we add or raise one. No setup fee, no contract, no monthly fee.

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Why owners start looking

We read what campground owners wrote about their reservation software on Capterra, GetApp and SoftwareWorld. Most of those reviews are positive. When owners do complain, it is usually about one of these three things.

The price goes up every year.

Owners describe paying more each season for the same software.

What we doOur fees are printed below with the date they were set. We will not raise one without 90 days' written notice.

A fee shows up that wasn't there when you signed.

One owner described a monthly fee added after they set up. Another left their software when a grandfathered price ended.

What we doNo monthly fee. Any new fee comes with 90 days' written notice, so you have time to decide before it starts.

Support goes quiet.

Owners describe waiting most of a week for an email reply, right when they needed help with seasonal setup.

What we doWe are new and small, so we will not print a response time until we can keep it every time. Either way you are never stuck: no contract, and your data leaves with you.

What CampHands costs

$0

to the park. The software, site map, booking page and website are free.

  • When a guest books and pays by card online, they pay a $3.99 booking fee. It shows in the price before they pay. You can cover it instead.
  • Card processing is 3.15% + $0.30 on card payments taken online.
  • No fee on phone, walk-in or pay-at-park bookings.
  • No setup fee, no contract, no monthly fee. An optional Pro plan for busy parks is coming later.

Fees set November 14, 2026. Any change comes with 90 days' written notice.

Card payments are switching on soon

Until online card payments are live, guests reserve online and pay at the park, and there is no fee at all.

How park software gets paid for

Most providers use one of these four models, or a mix. None is wrong. What matters is knowing your total before you sign.

Monthly subscription

The same bill every month, busy or slow.

Ask about: price changes at renewal, and extra charges for added features.

Percentage of each booking

The fee grows as your rates and stays grow.

Ask about: who pays it, and whether it applies to phone bookings too.

How CampHands charges

Flat fee per online booking

A set fee on each online booking, often paid by the guest.

Ask about: whether the amount is published, and whether a monthly charge sits on top.

One-time license

Pay up front for software installed on your office computer.

Ask about: yearly support and update fees, and what online booking costs on top.

Ask any provider for these in writing, including us

  1. Monthly or yearly fee
  2. Per-booking fee, and who pays it
  3. Percentage of each booking
  4. Card processing rate
  5. Setup or onboarding fee
  6. Contract length and any cancellation fee
  7. How much notice you get before a price change
  8. How you get your data out if you leave

Then ask for the total for a typical month at your park, in writing, before you sign.

What we don't do yet

CampHands is new. If your park depends on any of these today, stay where you are for now.

How switching works

1. Set up your park

Sign up free, find your park by address, and draw your sites on the aerial photo or upload the map you already hand out.

2. Enter your rates

Nightly, weekend, weekly and monthly rates, seasons with minimum stays, sales tax and a guaranteed-site fee.

3. Bring your bookings

Export your current and future reservations and your guest list from your old system as a spreadsheet (CSV) and upload them. CampHands checks every row and shows you anything to fix. Nothing is saved until you press Import.

4. Switch your booking link

Keep your old system running until your calendar matches. Then publish your booking page and point your website's Book button to it.

Questions

What happens to the bookings I already have?

Import them from a spreadsheet. Each one keeps the total and the amount paid from your old system, and those guests are not charged a booking fee. Stays that are already over are skipped. If a site name doesn't match a site in CampHands, or two bookings overlap, the import tells you which line to fix.

Do my rates and seasons come over?

You enter them once on the Rates page: nightly, weekend, weekly and monthly rates for each site type, seasons with a percentage change and minimum nights, sales tax and a guaranteed-site fee.

What do my guests pay?

Your rate plus tax, and a $3.99 booking fee when they book and pay by card online. The fee shows in the price breakdown before they pay, and you can cover it yourself instead. Phone, walk-in and pay-at-park bookings have no fee.

Can I leave?

Yes. There is no contract and no cancellation fee. You can download every reservation and every guest as a spreadsheet any time from the Reports page, and your site map as a file.

Will it read my old system's export?

If your old system can export reservations to a CSV spreadsheet, the import reads common column names like Site, Check In, Check Out and Guest Name. If a column isn't recognized, rename it in the header row and upload again.

Why does this page list what you don't do?

Because switching takes your time. If CampHands can't run your park yet, you should know that before you start.

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