Hipcamp, Inc. is an American company operating an

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for booking

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stays, and private land camping experiences via a

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and

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. Landowners and campgrounds list tent sites, RV spots, and lodging directly to Hipcamp's marketplace for users to find and book based on their location, amenities, and activities offered.

History

Hipcamp was created by Alyssa Ravasio in 2013 prompted by her frustrating search for an available campsite near

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. Ravasio built a platform that would aggregate available data for public campgrounds in one place. Ravasio enrolled in

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, a 12-week coding crash course in

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to teach herself how to code and launched the first version of Hipcamp that same year. In September 2014, Hipcamp raised $2 million in seed funding led by

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's AlphaTech Ventures and Slow Ventures, with participation from

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, Sam Shank, Gregg Brockway,

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's Syndicate Fund and Maiden Lane Ventures.

Product

Hipcamp allows users to search for and book campsites and rv spots based on location, natural features (beach, waterfall, forest, etc.), activities (biking, hiking, rock climbing, etc.), and amenities. The

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led to Hipcamp seeing substantial growth in 2020; that summer, they generated three times the leads that they did in 2019. In May 2025, Hipcamp doubled the inventory on the platform, by adding thousands of RV parks, camping resorts, and public lands to reach a total of 565,000 campsites available via the Hipcamp website and mobile app.

Mergers & Acquisitions

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hipcamp expanded internationally by acquiring Youcamp, an Australian-based camping platform focused on private land camping In 2021, Hipcamp acquired Pitched, a Canadian online marketplace startup. In 2023, Hipcamp acquired Cool Camping, a United Kingdom-based camping platform focused on glamping. In 2024, Hipcamp acquired BookOutdoors, a United States-based booking platform focused on RV resorts and holiday parks.https://rvbusiness.com/hipcamp-acquires-bookoutdoors-seeing-significant-growth/

References

External links

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